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   saltation

   /salˈteɪʃ(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. abrupt evolutionary change; sudden large-scale mutation: "new genetic characters appear suddenly by saltation"
   • 2. the transport of hard particles over an uneven surface in a turbulent flow of air or water: "the distance travelled by each grain during saltation"
   • 3. the action of leaping or dancing. archaic

   Word Origin early 17th century (in saltation (sense 3)): from Latin saltatio(n-), from saltare ‘to dance’, frequentative of salire ‘to leap’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. saltatory adjective

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