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
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"
the process by which one of two similar sounds in a word becomes less like the other "Marble," an English word derived from the French word "marbre" by the process of dissimilation See also: anaptyxis, epenthesis, haplology, metathesis, paragoge