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- [awl-tur-nuh nt, al- or, esp. British, awl-tur-nuh nt, al-]
- /ˈɔl tɜr nənt, ˈæl- or, esp. British, ɔlˈtɜr nənt, æl-/
- /ˈɒltənənt/
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- [awl-tur-nuh nt, al- or, esp. British, awl-tur-nuh nt, al-]
- /ˈɔl tɜr nənt, ˈæl- or, esp. British, ɔlˈtɜr nənt, æl-/
Definitions of alternant word
- abbreviation ALTERNANT alternating 3
- noun alternant any of the variant forms of an alternation, as an allophone or allomorph 3
- adjective alternant alternating; alternate. 1
- noun alternant Linguistics. a variant form that exists in alternation with another or others. 1
- noun alternant Alternating from one row of a matrix to another. 1
- noun alternant (linguistics) An alternate form or allomorph. 0
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Origin of alternant
First appearance:
before 1630 One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1630-40, alternant is from the Latin word alternant- (stem of alternāns, present participle of alternāre). See altern, -ant
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Parts of speech for Alternant
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
alternant popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% 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.
alternant usage trend in Literature
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