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dissimilation|dɪsɪmɪˈleɪʃən|
[n. of action f. prec., after assimilation.]
The action of making, or process of becoming, unlike: opp. to assimilation. Used spec. in: a. Philol. The differentiation of two identical sounds occurring near each other in a word, by change of one of them, as in It. pelegrino from Lat. peregrinus. b. Biol. Destructive metabolism; katabolism: opp. to assimilation 4.
In quot. 1830, used for the preparation of two dissimilar sets of papers, to be presented to either belligerent, as needed.
1830Galt Lawrie T. ii. v. (1849) 57 His misfortune might be..owing to the dissimilation of the ship's papers. 1874Sweet Eng. Sounds 13 Dissimilation..by which two identical sounds are made unlike, or two similar sounds are made to diverge. 1885Stallybrass Hehn's Wand. Pl. & Anim. 476 The modern Latin languages felt..the need of dissimilation. |