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Word: alternation (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


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Noun:

  • linguistics ablaut
  • logic The "''inclusive or''" truth function.
  • mathematics A sequence that alternates between positive and negative values. (Sometimes wrongly used to mean a permutation.)
  • 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.
  • The response of the congregation speaking alternately with the minister.

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