dissimilation

Example Sentences

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The result has been widespread public furor over crime, cultural dissimilation and fears of terrorism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 11, 2016

The triumph of the form belfry is due to association with bell, but the l is originally due to dissimilation, since we find belfroi also in Old French.

From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest

It may be noted here that, apart from dissimilation, the sounds l, n, r, have a general tendency to become confused, e.g.

From The Romance of Names by Weekley, Ernest

Like the staircase effect, this contravenes the commonly accepted theory of the dissimilation of tissue by stimulus, and the consequent depression of response.

From Response in the Living and Non-Living by Bose, Jagadis Chandra, Sir

The same group of names is affected by dissimilation, i.e. the instinct to avoid the recurrence of the same sound.

From The Romance of Names by Weekley, Ernest