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dissertation
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dissimilarity
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dissimilation
dis·sim·i·la·tion [ di sìmmə láysh'n ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. loss of similarity: the process of becoming dissimilar
2. sounds becoming dissimilar: the development of a dissimilarity between two consonant sounds in a word that were originally identical
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