Dictionary Check: dissimilation
"dissimilation" is a valid word!
Scrabble
16
points
Words with Friends
19
points
Definition
noun
a linguistic process by which one of two similar sounds in a word becomes less like the other
Example:
"the Old French ‘marbre’ became the English ‘marble’ by dissimilation"
noun
breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy
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