dissimilation
英 [,d?s?m?le???n]
美[d?s,?m?'le??n]
英英釋意
- 1. 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"
- 2. breakdown of more complex substances into simpler ones with release of energy