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alterant

al·ter·ant
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [awl-ter-uh nt]
    • /ˈɔl tər ənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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

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Synonyms 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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