commutation-test

com·mu·ta·tion-test

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Definitions of commutation-test word

noun commutation-test the act of substituting one thing for another; substitution; exchange. 1
noun commutation-test the changing of a prison sentence or other penalty to another less severe. 1
noun commutation-test the act of commuting, as to and from a place of work. 1
noun commutation-test the substitution of one kind of payment for another. 1
noun commutation-test Electricity. the act or process of commutating. 1
noun commutation-test Also called commutation test. Linguistics. the technique, especially in phonological analysis, of substituting one linguistic item for another while keeping the surrounding elements constant, used as a means of determining the constituent units in a sequence and their contrasts with other units. 1

before 1400

One of the 24% oldest English words

1400-50; late Middle English commutacioun < Latin commūtātiōn- (stem of commutātiō) change. See commute, -ation

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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