Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [awl-ter-uh nt]
- /ˈɔl tər ənt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [awl-ter-uh nt]
- /ˈɔl tər ənt/
Definitions of alterant word
- noun alterant that which alters the state of something 3
- adjective alterant tending to produce alteration 3
- adjective alterant causing or producing alteration. 1
- noun alterant something that produces alteration. 1
- noun alterant Something that causes alteration, that alters. 1
- adjective alterant Altering; gradually changing. 0
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Origin of alterant
First appearance:
before 1620 One of the 42% oldest English words
1620-30; < Late Latin alterant- (stem of alterāns changing, present participle of alterāre), equivalent to alter other + -ant- -ant
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Parts of speech for Alterant
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
alterant popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
alterant usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for alterant
noun alterant
- adjective — An adjective is a word such as 'big', 'dead', or 'financial' that describes a person or thing, or gives extra information about them. Adjectives usually come before nouns or after link verbs.
- adverb — An adverb is a word such as 'slowly', 'now', 'very', 'politically', or 'fortunately' which adds information about the action, event, or situation mentioned in a clause.
- conditioner — A conditioner is a substance which you can put on your hair after you have washed it to make it softer.
- transformer — a person or thing that transforms.
- alterer — someone or something that alters
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