Mutation
Pronunciation : Mu*ta"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. mutatio, fr. mutare to change: cf. F. mutation. See Mutable.]
Definition : Defn: Change; alteration, either in form or qualities. The vicissitude or mutations in the superior globe are no fit matter for this present argument. Bacon.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913