dissimilation

noun dis·sim·i·la·tion \(ˌ)di-ˌsi-mə-ˈlā-shən\

Definition of DISSIMILATION

: the change or omission of one of two identical or closely related sounds in a word

circa 1874

Medical Dictionary

noun dis·sim·i·la·tion \(ˌ)dis-ˌim-ə-ˈlā-shən\

—dis·sim·i·late \(ˈ)dis-ˈim-ə-ˌlāt\ transitive verb, dis·sim·i·lat·ed dis·sim·i·lat·ing

—dis·sim·i·la·tive \-ˌlāt-iv\ adjective

—dis·sim·i·la·to·ry \-lə-ˌtōr-ē, -ˌtȯr-\ adjective

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