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What is the noun for dissimilation?

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dissimilation
  1. The act of dissimilating, of making dissimilar.
  2. (phonology) A phenomenon whereby similar consonant or vowel sounds in a word become less similar, resulting in a form that is easier for the listener to perceive.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “There was no principle shift in glucose dissimilation during cell growth with different carbon substrates.”
      “In aquatic systems these processes are two orders of magnitude slower than assimilation and dissimilation.”
      “In some of these languages the rule is still productive, while others show only historical dissimilation.”
dissimilarity
  1. Lack of similarity or lack of likeness in appearance to something else.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Squared Euclidean distances were utilized in order to maximize the dissimilarity of unlike clusters.”
      “History paints a vivid picture of disparity and dissimilarity between Emerson, Thoreau and Whitman.”
      “That is, inconsistency reflects dissimilarity without directly assessing conflict.”
dissimilarness
  1. The state or quality of being dissimilar; dissimilarity.
dissimilator
  1. One who dissimilates.
dissimilations
dissimilarities
  1. plural of dissimilarity
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  3. Examples:
    1. “His practice of mobility is based on a constant but consciously unsuccessful effort to merge dissimilarities and blend antipodes.”
      “While the language surrounding the two programs may differ, the dissimilarities end there.”
      “If these minutiae are similar in the comparison print these are points of agreement, if not these are distinct dissimilarities.”
dissimilators
  1. plural of dissimilator
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