Dissimilation - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |dɪˌsɪməˈleɪʃən|  American pronunciation of the word dissimilation
Brit.  |ˈdɪsɪmɪˈleɪʃən|  British pronunciation of the word dissimilation

noun

- 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
- breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy
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