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Word: commutation (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • formal|_|or|_|archaic Substitution of one thing for another; interchange.
  • electronics The reversal of an electric current.
  • legal The change to a lesser penalty or punishment by the State
  • linguistics Substitution, as a means of discriminating between phonemes.
  • obsolete A passing from one state to another; change; alteration; mutation.
  • obsolete The act of giving one thing for another; barter; exchange.
  • Specifically, the substitution of one kind of payment for another, especially a switch to monetary payment from obligations of labour.

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