| NOUN | act | alternation | successive change from one thing or state to another and back again |
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| Sounds | ao'lterney.shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | successive change from one thing or state to another and back again. | |
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| Example | "a trill is a rapid alternation between the two notes" | |
| Broader | succession, sequence | The action of following in order |
| Spanish | alternación, alternancia | |
| Catalan | alternació, alternança | |
| Verbs | alternate | do something in turns |
| alternate | go back and forth | |
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