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- [dih-sim-uh-ley-shuh n]
- /dɪˌsɪm əˈleɪ ʃən/
- /ˈdɪ.sɪ.mɪ.ˈleɪ.ʃən/
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- [dih-sim-uh-ley-shuh n]
- /dɪˌsɪm əˈleɪ ʃən/
Definitions of dissimilation word
- noun dissimilation the act of making or becoming unlike. 1
- noun dissimilation Phonetics. the process by which a speech sound becomes different from or less like a neighboring sound, as pilgrim [pil-grim] /ˈpɪl grɪm/ (Show IPA) from Latin peregrīnus [per-e-gree-noo s] /ˌpɛr ɛˈgri nʊs/ (Show IPA) and purple [pur-puh l] /ˈpɜr pəl/ (Show IPA) from Old English purpure [poo r-poo-re] /ˈpʊər pʊ rɛ/ (Show IPA) or disappears entirely because of a like sound in another syllable, as in the pronunciation [guhv-uh-ner] /ˈgʌv ə nər/ (Show IPA) for governor. Compare assimilation (def 7). 1
- noun dissimilation Biology. catabolism. 1
- noun dissimilation The act of dissimilating, of making dissimilar. 1
- noun dissimilation the act or an instance of making dissimilar 0
- noun dissimilation the alteration or omission of a consonant as a result of being dissimilated 0
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Origin of dissimilation
First appearance:
before 1820 One of the 38% newest English words
First recorded in 1820-30; dis-1 + (as)similation
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Parts of speech for Dissimilation
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dissimilation popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
dissimilation usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dissimilation
noun dissimilation
- performance — a musical, dramatic, or other entertainment presented before an audience.
- attitude — Your attitude to something is the way that you think and feel about it, especially when this shows in the way you behave.
- show — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
- stance — the position or bearing of the body while standing: legs spread in a wide stance; the threatening stance of the bull.
- stunt — to use in doing stunts: to stunt an airplane.
Antonyms for dissimilation
noun dissimilation
- reality — the state or quality of being real.
- cessation — The cessation of something is the stopping of it.
- idleness — the quality, state, or condition of being lazy, inactive, or idle: His lack of interest in the larger world and his consummate idleness were the causes of their dreadful divorce.
- inactivity — not active: an inactive volcano.
- inertia — inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
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