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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
saltation /salˈteɪʃ(ə)n, sɔː-, sɒ-/

▶noun

1 Biology abrupt evolutionary change; sudden large-scale mutation.

2 Geology the transport of hard particles over an uneven surface in a turbulent flow of air or water.

3 archaic the action of leaping or dancing.

– derivatives
saltatory /ˈsaltət(ə)ri, ˈsɔː-, ˈsɒ-/ adjective.

– origin C17 (in sense 3): from L. saltatio(n-), from saltare ‘to dance’, frequentative of salire ‘to leap’.

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