DICTIONARY ENTRY
5 SYLLABLES
dissimilation
/dɪ,sɪmə'leɪʃən/ · dɪsɪməleɪʃən
Dissimilation has 5 syllables: dis · sim · i · la · tion.
dis
01
sim
02
i
03
la
04
tion
05
noun. Breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy.
noun. A linguistic process by which one of two similar sounds in a word becomes less like the other.
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