dissimilation
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dissimilation¹
- /ˌdɪsɪmɪˈleɪʃən/
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From dis- + -similation, after assimilation.
noun dissimilations
- The act of dissimilating, of making dissimilar.
- A dissimilatory process that supply a cell with energy only without the assimilation of nutrients.
- A phenomenon where one of a pair of similar adjacent consonant or vowel sounds in a word becomes less similar. Brimstone is "properly" *brinstone, displaying an ancient careless pronunciation made respectable by being called "dissimilation".
- The rejection, by a minority group, of the customs and attitudes of the dominant culture. After the impacts of the former Russian Empire and Soviet Union's cultural imperialism on the national identity of indigenous peoples: their language, culture and historical memory, there have been efforts at the dissimilatory process of derussification.
Opposite: assimilation
dissimilation²
noun
- Misspelling of dissimulation
Thesaurus
noun
Opposite: assimilation
Translations
Every language
noun the act of dissimilating, of making dissimilar
| Português | dissimilação |
|---|
noun (phonology) A phenomenon whereby similar consonant or vowel sounds in a word become less similar
| 中文 | 語音異化 /语音异化 |
|---|---|
| Português | dissimilação |
| Français | dissimilation |
| Italiano | dissimilazione |
| Ελληνικά | ανομοίωση anomoíosi |
| Русский | диссимиля́ция dissimiljácija |
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