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alternation

al·ter·na·tion

UK/ˈɒl.tə(ɹ)ˌneɪ.ʃən/ US/ˈɔl.tɚˌneɪ.ʃən/ uncommon

noun

1.
2.

successive change from one thing or state to another and back again

Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin alternatio; compare French alternation. By surface analysis, alternate + -ion.

Phrases

  • alternation of generations
  • dative alternation
  • grammatical alternation
  • Verner alternation

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