Dictionary Entry
alternation
alternation is a 11-letter English word with 4 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The reciprocal succession of things in time or place; the act of following and being followed by turns; alternate succession, performance, or occurrence; as, the alternation of day and night, cold and heat, summer and winter, hope and fear. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
11 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 14 · 4 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
The reciprocal succession of things in time or place; the act of following and being followed by turns; alternate succession, performance, or occurrence; as, the alternation of day and night, cold and heat, summer and winter, hope and fear.
- 2noun
Permutation.
- 3noun
The response of the congregation speaking alternately with the minister.
- 4noun
successive change from one thing or state to another and back again
"a trill is a rapid alternation between the two notes"
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