commutation
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Is commutation a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (formal or archaic) Substitution of one thing for another; interchange.archaiccountableformaluncountable
2. (law) The change to a lesser penalty or punishment by the StateExamples: "Monsieur the Marquis de Sade [was] now holed up in one of his châteaux while his wife worked for the commutation of a sentence passed on him recently for poisoning and buggery."countableuncountable
3. (linguistics) Substitution, as a means of discriminating between phonemes.countableuncountable
4. (electronics) The reversal of an electric current.countableuncountable
5. (obsolete) A passing from one state to another; change; alteration; mutation.countableobsoleteuncountable
6. (obsolete) The act of giving one thing for another; barter; exchange.countableobsoleteuncountable
noun (English)
1. (US, nonstandard) The process or habit of journeying to and from work on a regular basis; commuting.Examples: "but there was no city officer to stand forth and ask for it — not even so much as to require frequent trains, low fares, and commutations on that part of the road which ran within the city limits."; "These permit the limited number willing to abandon their automobiles for long hikes to visit some of the most rugged terrain in Southern California. Major resort centers with substantial year-around residence (and much commutation) occur in the western Santa Monica Mountains, the San Bernardino Mountains, and around Idyllwild in the San Jacinto."; "After decades of complaint that cities are exploited by suburban commuters, the American metropolis is experiencing more and more commutation in the other direction. In some metropolitan areas, there is as much commutation out of the city as into it."UScountablenonstandarduncountable
Definition source: Wiktionary