Alternation Definition

ôltər-nāshən, ăl-
alternations
noun
Successive change from one thing or state to another and back again.
American Heritage
The act of alternating; occurrence, position, etc. of things by turns.
Webster's New World
The occurrence of a variant of a morpheme or phoneme.
Webster's New World
The reciprocal succession of (normally two) things in time or place; the act of following and being followed by turns; alternate succession, performance, or occurrence; as, the alternation of day and night, cold and heat, summer and winter, hope and fear.
Wiktionary
The response of the congregation speaking alternately with the minister.
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Other Word Forms of Alternation

Noun

Singular:
alternation
Plural:
alternations

Origin of Alternation

  • Latin alternatio; compare French alternation.

    From Wiktionary

Alternation Sentence Examples

  • Hence the alternation is of the type termed metagenesis.

  • The battle represents the eternal conflict between light and darkness, the alternation of day and night.

  • But rhyme was not attempted, and the syllabic metre of Japan was preserved, the alternation of 5 and 7 being, however, dispensed with.

  • The cycle of development taken by the Malacocotylea has been generally regarded as an alternation of one or more asexual generations with a sexual one.

  • The Ascomycetes, at least the Carpoascomycetes, exhibit a well-marked alternation of sexual and asexual generations.

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Words Starting With

AALALT

Words Ending With

NONION

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alternation

Words Starting With A and Ending With N

Starts With A & Ends With NStarts With AL & Ends With NStarts With A & Ends With ON

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11 Letter Words11 Letter Words Starting With A11 Letter Words Ending With N