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permutation

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  1. change                
 
per.mu.ta.tion \.p*r-myu.-'ta--sh*n\ \-shn*l, -sh*n-*l\ n [ME permutacioun 
   exchange, transformation, fr. MF permutation, fr.]L permutation-, 
   permutatio, fr. permutatus, pp. of permutare 1: a thorough change in 
   character or condition : TRANSFORMATION  2a: the act or process of changing 
   the lineal order of an ordered set of ob jects 2b: an ordered arrangement 
   of a set of objects  - per.mu.ta.tion.al aj