mutation
/mjuˈteɪʃən/noun
Middle School
1
Any alteration or change.
2
Any heritable change of the base-pair sequence of genetic material.
3
A mutant.
4
An alteration in a particular sound of a word, especially the initial consonant, which is triggered by the word's morphological or syntactic context and not by its phonological context.
5
The transfer of title of an asset in a register.
6
A group of thrushes.
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Rhymes
Words that share the same ending sound pattern
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing
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