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dissimilation

noun /dɪsɪməleɪʃən/ 5 syllables 13 letters Scrabble 16 WWF 19
Definitions
noun

breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy

noun

a linguistic process by which one of two similar sounds in a word becomes less like the other

“the Old French MARBRE became the English MARBLE by dissimilation”

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