dissimilation en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /ˌdɪsɪmɪˈleɪʃən/
Etymology
From dis- + -similation, after assimilation.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The act of dissimilating, of making dissimilar.
- (countable, uncountable) A dissimilatory process that supply a cell with energy only without the assimilation of nutrients.
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(countable, uncountable) 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".
1985, Robert Burchfield, The English Language, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 112:
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(countable, qualifier:cultural studies, uncountable) 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.
In social psychology, dissimilation is the emphasis on distinctiveness from others when they threaten one's identity[. …] Simply, […] the term dissimilation refers to [assimilation's] opposite processes of resisting likeness.
2014, Hande Sözer, Managing Invisibility: Dissimulation and Identity Maintenance among Alevi Bulgarian Turks, BRILL, →ISBN, page 41:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| dissimilations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (20)
hy տարնմանություն ((phonology) A phenomenon whereby similar consonant or vowel sounds in a word become less similar) · br disheñveladur ((phonology) A phenomenon whereby similar consonant or vowel sounds in a word become less similar) · fr dissimilation ((phonology) A phenomenon whereby similar consonant or vowel sounds in a word become less similar) · pl dysymilacja ((phonology) A phenomenon whereby similar consonant or vowel sounds in a word become less similar) · mn ᠠᠪᠢᠶᠠᠨ ᠦ ᠣᠨᠳᠣᠣᠰᠢᠯ ((phonology) A phenomenon whereby similar consonant or vowel sounds in a word become less similar) · cy dadfathiad ((phonology) A phenomenon whereby similar consonant or vowel sounds in a word become less similar) · cmn 語音異化 /语音异化 ((phonology) A phenomenon whereby similar consonant or vowel sounds in a word become less similar) · hu elhasonulás ((phonology) A phenomenon whereby similar consonant or vowel sounds in a word become less similar) · fi dissimilaatio ((phonology) A phenomenon whereby similar consonant or vowel sounds in a word become less similar) · ru диссимиля́ция ((phonology) A phenomenon whereby similar consonant or vowel sounds in a word become less similar) · ka დისიმილაცია ((phonology) A phenomenon whereby similar consonant or vowel sounds in a word become less similar) · ka განმსგავსება ((phonology) A phenomenon whereby similar consonant or vowel sounds in a word become less similar) · sq disimilim ((phonology) A phenomenon whereby similar consonant or vowel sounds in a word become less similar) · pt dissimilação ((phonology) A phenomenon whereby similar consonant or vowel sounds in a word become less similar) · mn авианы ондоошил ((phonology) A phenomenon whereby similar consonant or vowel sounds in a word become less similar) · fi erilaistaminen (the act of dissimilating, of making dissimilar) · ca dissimilació ((phonology) A phenomenon whereby similar consonant or vowel sounds in a word become less similar) · pt dissimilação (the act of dissimilating, of making dissimilar) · it dissimilazione ((phonology) A phenomenon whereby similar consonant or vowel sounds in a word become less similar) · el ανομοίωση ((phonology) A phenomenon whereby similar consonant or vowel sounds in a word become less similar)