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mutation.

Any alteration or change.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/mjuˈteɪʃən/
  1. Any alteration or change.

    countable · uncountable
  2. Any heritable change of the base-pair sequence of genetic material.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A mutant.

    countable · uncountable
  4. An alteration in a particular sound of a word, especially the initial consonant, which is triggered by the word's morphological or syntactic context and not by its phonological context.

    countable · uncountable
  5. The transfer of title of an asset in a register.

    countable · uncountable
  6. A group of thrushes.

    collective · countable · noun · rare · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Late 14th century as Middle English mutacioun, from Latin mūtātiō, both directly and via Old French mutacion.

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