mutation

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Synonyms: nutation, mutuation, motation, putation, lutation, mentation, station, imitation, gustation, lunation, imputation

Antonyms: nutation, mutuation, motation, putation, lutation, mentation, station, imitation, gustation, lunation, imputation

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Noun

1. Any [[alteration]] or [[change]].
2. {{lb|en|genetics}} Any [[heritable]] change of the base-pair sequence of [[genetic material]].
3. A [[mutant]].
4. {{lb|en|linguistics}} 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.
5. {{lb|en|law}} The transfer of title of an asset in a register.
6. {{lb|en|rare|collective noun}} A group of [[thrush]]es.

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