Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The act of borrowing.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun obsolete The act of borrowing or exchanging.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun obsolete The act of borrowing or exchanging.

Etymologies

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Latin mutuatio, from mutuare, mutuari, to borrow, from mutuus. See mutual.

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Examples

  • A new post on the always-interesting blog Gmilburn. ca elegantly explains how one random protein mutuation in our forbears had a cascading effect that allowed our skulls to lose their giant ridges, necessary to anchor large jaw muscles, creating the space needed for our growing brains.

    Fast Company 2009

  • A new post on the always-interesting blog Gmilburn. ca elegantly explains how one random protein mutuation in our forbears had a cascading effect that allowed our skulls to lose their giant ridges, necessary to anchor large jaw muscles, creating the space needed for our growing brains.

    Fast Company 2009

  • A new post on the always-interesting blog Gmilburn. ca elegantly explains how one random protein mutuation in our forbears had a cascading effect that allowed our skulls to lose their giant ridges, necessary to anchor large jaw muscles, creating the space needed for our growing brains.

    Fast Company 2009

  • - use any modern pharmaceuticals that have not been derived from herbs (since genetics involves mutuation, and mutation is part of the mechanism needed for evolution)

    Think Progress » Update Re: Miers’ Church Website 2005

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