saltatory noun & adjective. ['saltǝt(ǝ)ri, sɔ:-, sɒ-] E17.
[from Latin saltatorius adjective, from saltator agent-noun of saltare: see SALTANT, -ORY².]
A. noun. A dancer. rare. Only in E17.
b. adjective.
1. Of, pertaining to, or characterized by dancing or leaping; adapted for leaping. M17.

2. Proceeding by abrupt movements or transitions; progressing by saltation. M19.
saltatory replication Biology the rapid duplication of a short section of DNA to give a series of very many identical copies within the genome.

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