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transmutation
/tɹanzmjuːˈteɪʃn̩/ noun
Latin root: transmutationem Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about transmutation at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Change, alteration.
- The conversion of one thing into something else; transformation.
- The supposed transformation of one element into another, especially of a base metal into gold.
Origin
Late 14th century, from Old French transmutacion (“transformation, metamorphosis”), from Late Latin transmutationem, from Latin transmutare (“to change”).
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