dissimilation

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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

Old Fr. livel became by dissimilation nivel, now niveau.

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

The female name Annabel is a dissimilation of Amabel, whence Mabel.

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

The Norse form versla shows later dissimilation of ss to rs.

From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by Flom, George Tobias

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