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transmutation.

Change, alteration.

13 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/tɹanzmjuːˈteɪʃn̩/UK
  1. Change, alteration.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
  2. The conversion of one thing into something else; transformation.

    countable · uncountable
  3. The conversion of one thing into something else; transformation. The supposed transformation of one element into another, especially of a base metal into gold.

    countable · uncountable
  4. The conversion of one thing into something else; transformation. The actual transformation of one element into another by a nuclear reaction.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Late 14th century, from Old French transmutacion (“transformation, metamorphosis”), from Late Latin transmutationem, from Latin transmutare (“to change”).

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