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commūtābĭlis, e, adj. [commuto], subject to change, changeable (class.).

  1. I. In gen.: cera, Cic. N. D. 3, 12, 30: haec imbecilla et commutabilis pecunia, id. Par. 1, 1, 7: commutabilis, varius, multiplex animus, id. Lael. 25, 92: ratio vitae, id. Mil. 26, 69: principia verbi, Varr. L. L. 9. § 99 Müll.
  2. II. In rhet.: exordium quod ab adversario potest, leviter mutatum, ex contrariā parte dici, = commune, Cic. Inv. 1, 18, 26; so * Quint. 4, 1, 71.

commūtātē, adv. [commuto], in a changed or altered manner, Auct. Her. 4, 42, 54.

commūtātĭo, ōnis, f. [commuto], a changing, change, alteration (in good prose).

  1. I. In gen.: annuae, Cic. Inv. 1, 34, 59; cf.: tempestatum atque caeli, id. Div. 2, 42, 89: temporum, id. Tusc. 1, 28, 68: crebrae aestuum, Caes. B. G. 5, 1: magnae rerum, id. B. C. 3, 68: ordinis, Quint. 9, 1, 6: subita, Nep. Dion, 6, 1: ventorum, Col. 11, 2, 94: morum aut studiorum, Cic. Lael. 21, 77: civiles, id. Fam. 5, 12, 4.
  2. II. Esp.
    1. A. In rhet.
      1. 1. A figure of speech; a reciprocal opposition or change, = ἀντιμεταβολή (cf. Quint. 9, 3, 85), Auct. Her. 4, 28, 39.
      2. 2. A change in words, pronunciation, or method of treatment, Auct. Her. 4, 42, 54 sq.
    2. B. An exchange.
      1. 1. Captivorum, Liv. Epit. 19.
      2. 2. (Acc. to commuto, II. B.) Of words, a conversation, conference, Claud. Quadrig. ap. Gell. 17, 2, 26.

* commūtātus, ūs, m. [commuto] (for the class. commutatio), a change, alteration: in commutatum venire, Lucr. 1, 795.