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phonological process in linguistics
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assimilation

Summary

assimilation ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (343 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • assimilation is a type of alternation[2].
  • assimilation is a type of derivation[3].
  • assimilation is the opposite of dissimilation[4].
  • assimilation's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Assimilation (linguistics)[5].
  • assimilation's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[6].
  • assimilation's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[7].
  • assimilation's different from is recorded as assibilation[8].
  • assimilation's different from is recorded as phonetic similitude[9].
  • assimilation's uses is recorded as consonant cluster[10].
  • assimilation's permanent duplicated item is recorded as Q135009731[11].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include alternation[2] and derivation[3]. assimilation is the opposite of dissimilation[4].

Why It Matters

assimilation ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (343 views/month).[1] assimilation has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] assimilation is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_assimilation_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{assimilation}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/assimilation}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Permanent duplicated item → Q135009731
    Opposite of → dissimilation
    Uses → consonant cluster
    Different from → assibilation, phonetic similitude
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007295499105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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