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dissimilation.

The act of dissimilating, of making dissimilar.

13 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌdɪsɪmɪˈleɪʃən/
  1. The act of dissimilating, of making dissimilar.

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  2. A dissimilatory process that supply a cell with energy only without the assimilation of nutrients.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A phenomenon where one of a pair of similar adjacent consonant or vowel sounds in a word becomes less similar.

    countable · uncountable
  4. The rejection, by a minority group, of the customs and attitudes of the dominant culture.

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    After the impacts of the former Russian Empire and Soviet Union's cultural imperialism on the national identity of indigenous peoples: their language, culture and historical memory, there have been efforts at the dissimilatory process of derussification.
Where this word comes from

From dis- + -similation, after assimilation.

noun
  1. Misspelling of dissimulation.

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