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.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Alternation

Noun

Singular:
alternation
Plural:
alternations

Origin of Alternation

  • Latin alternatio; compare French alternation.

    From Wiktionary

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