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Word: Alternant
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 17th century: from Latin alternant- ‘doing things by turns’, from the verb alternare (see alternate)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɔːltənənt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɒltənənt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an alternative form of a word or other linguistic unit; a variant
Short Definition:alternative form of word or other linguistic unit
Examples:- one form occurs more than its alternants
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