Meaning of DISSIMILATION

Pronunciation:			di`simu'leyshun
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  breakdown of more complex substances into simpler ones with release of energy [n]  a linguistic process by which one of two similar sounds in a word becomes less like the other; "the Old French MARBRE became the English MARBLE by dissimilation"
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	Synonyms:		catabolism, destructive metabolism, katabolism
	Antonyms:		anabolism, constructive metabolism
	See Also:		biological process, linguistic process, metabolic process, metabolism, metastasis, organic process
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
	Definition:		\Dis*sim`i*la"tion\, n. The act of making dissimilar. --H. Sweet.