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- [myoo-tey-shuh n]
- /myuˈteɪ ʃən/
- /mjuːˈteɪ.ʃən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [myoo-tey-shuh n]
- /myuˈteɪ ʃən/
Definitions of mutation word
- noun mutation Biology. a sudden departure from the parent type in one or more heritable characteristics, caused by a change in a gene or a chromosome. an individual, species, or the like, resulting from such a departure. 1
- noun mutation the act or process of changing. 1
- noun mutation a change or alteration, as in form or nature. 1
- noun mutation Phonetics. umlaut. 1
- noun mutation Linguistics. (in Celtic languages) syntactically determined morphophonemic phenomena that affect initial sounds of words. 1
- noun mutation The action or process of mutating. 1
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Origin of mutation
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English mutacio(u)n < Latin mūtātion- (stem of mūtātiō) a changing. See mutate, -ion
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Parts of speech for Mutation
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mutation popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
mutation usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mutation
noun mutation
- anomaly — If something is an anomaly, it is different from what is usual or expected.
- alteration — An alteration is a change in or to something.
- variation — the act, process, or accident of varying in condition, character, or degree: Prices are subject to variation.
- deviation — Deviation means doing something that is different from what people consider to be normal or acceptable.
- mutant — undergoing or resulting from mutation.
verb mutation
- mutate — to change; alter.
Antonyms for mutation
noun mutation
- sameness — the state or quality of being the same; identity; uniformity.
- stagnation — the state or condition of stagnating, or having stopped, as by ceasing to run or flow: Meteorologists forecast ozone and air stagnation.
- inaction — absence of action; idleness.
Top questions with mutation
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