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al·ter·na·tion
(ôl′tər-nā′shən, ăl′-)n.
Successive change from one thing or state to another and back again.
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alternation
(ˌɔːltəˈneɪʃən)n
1. successive change from one condition or action to another and back again repeatedly
2. (Logic) logic another name for disjunction3
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al•ter•na•tion
(ˌɔl tərˈneɪ ʃən, ˌæl-)n.
1. the act of alternating or the state of being alternated.
2. repeated rotation: the alternation of the seasons.
3. variation in the form of a linguistic unit as it occurs in different environments or under different conditions.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() succession, sequence - the action of following in order; "he played the trumps in sequence" |
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alternation
noun rotation, change, swing, variation, oscillation, fluctuation, vacillation, vicissitude The alternation of sun and snow continued throughout the holiday.
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alternation
nounOccurrence in successive turns:
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Translations
تَعاقُب
střídání
skiftenvekslen
alternacija
váltakozás
umskipti
biribirini izleme
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alternation
[ˌɔːltərˈneɪʃən] n → alternance fan alternation between A and B, an alternation from A to B → une alternance entre A et B
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alternation
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alternate
(ˈoːltəneit) verb to use, do etc by turns, repeatedly, one after the other. John alternates between teaching and studying; He tried to alternate red and yellow tulips along the path as he planted them.
(oːlˈtəːnət) adjective1. coming, happening etc in turns, one after the other. The water came in alternate bursts of hot and cold.
2. every second (day, week etc). My friend and I take the children to school on alternate days.
alˈternately (-ˈtəːnət-) adverbShe felt alternately hot and cold.
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