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English noun: dissimilation | |||
| 1. | dissimilation (process) a linguistic process by which one of two similar sounds in a word becomes less like the other | ||
| Samples | The Old French MARBRE became the English MARBLE by dissimilation. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | linguistic process | ||
| 2. | dissimilation (process) breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy | ||
| Synonyms | catabolism, destructive metabolism, katabolism | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | biological process, organic process | ||
| Part meronym | metabolic process, metabolism | ||
| Antonyms | anabolism, constructive metabolism | ||
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