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The path of least resistance and least trouble is a mental rut already made. It requires troublesome work to undertake the alternation of old beliefs.
John Dewey

Meaning of "alternation" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ALTERNATION

alternation  [ˌɔːltəˈneɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ALTERNATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Alternation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ALTERNATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of alternation in the English dictionary

The definition of alternation in the dictionary is successive change from one condition or action to another and back again repeatedly.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ALTERNATION


combination
ˌkɒmbɪˈneɪʃən
contamination
kənˌtæmɪˈneɪʃən
coordination
kəʊˌɔːdɪˈneɪʃən
designation
ˌdɛzɪɡˈneɪʃən
destination
ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən
determination
dɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən
discrimination
dɪˌskrɪmɪˈneɪʃən
domination
ˌdɒmɪˈneɪʃən
donation
dəʊˈneɪʃən
elimination
ɪˌlɪmɪˈneɪʃən
examination
ɪɡˌzæmɪˈneɪʃən
explanation
ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən
illumination
ɪˌluːmɪˈneɪʃən
imagination
ɪˌmædʒɪˈneɪʃən
nation
ˈneɪʃən
nomination
ˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃən
origination
ɒˌrɪdʒɪˈneɪʃən
resignation
ˌrɛzɪɡˈneɪʃən
termination
ˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən
vaccination
ˌvæksɪˈneɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ALTERNATION

alternate reality game
alternately
alternatim
alternating
alternating current
alternating-gradient focusing
alternation of generations
alternative
alternative comedian
alternative comedy
alternative curriculum
alternative energy
alternative history
alternative hypothesis
Alternative Investment Market
alternative medicine
alternative technology
Alternative Vote
alternatively
alternativeness

WORDS THAT END LIKE ALTERNATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
citation
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation
federation
formation

Synonyms and antonyms of alternation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ALTERNATION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «alternation» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of alternation

Translation of «alternation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ALTERNATION

Find out the translation of alternation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of alternation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «alternation» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

交替
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

alternancia
570 millions of speakers

English

alternation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रत्यावर्तन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تناوب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

чередование
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

alternância
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পরিক্রমণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

alternance
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penggantian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wechsel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

交代
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

교대
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Alternation
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự xoay chiều
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மாற்று
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रलोभन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nöbetleşme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

alternanza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

naprzemienne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

чергування
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

alternanță
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εναλλαγή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afwisseling
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

alternering
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

veksling
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of alternation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ALTERNATION»

The term «alternation» is regularly used and occupies the 56.913 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ALTERNATION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «alternation» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «alternation» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about alternation

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2 QUOTES WITH «ALTERNATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word alternation.
1
Andrew Coyle Bradley
But, in addition, there is, all through the tragedy, a constant alternation of rises and falls in this tension or in the emotional pitch of the work, a regular sequence of more exciting and less exciting sections.
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John Dewey
The path of least resistance and least trouble is a mental rut already made. It requires troublesome work to undertake the alternation of old beliefs.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ALTERNATION»

Discover the use of alternation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to alternation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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AlterNation: Transform. Embellish. Customize.
A guide to fashion design explains how to transform basic clothing into stylish fashions and accessories, with a variety of projects that come complete with step-by-step instructions and expert design tips.
Shannon Okey, Alexandra Underhill, 2007
2
Locative Alternation: A Lexical-constructional Approach
The aim of the present volume is two-fold: to give a coherent account of the locative alternation in English, and to develop a constructional theory that overcomes a number of problems in earlier constructional accounts.
Seizi Iwata, 2008
3
Pattern Alternation
This handbook on garment construction includes detailed instructions on how to alter patterns to fit different sized construction. Includes shoulders, blouses, sleeves, length, and more.
Margaret Smith, 2008
4
From Transition to Power Alternation: Democracy in South ...
Democracy in South Korea, 1987-1997 Carl Saxer. FROM TRANSITION To POWER ALTERNATION Democracy in South Korea, 1987—1997 Carl. ]. Saxer Routledge New York 86 London Published in 2002 by Routledge 270 Madison Ave, ...
Carl Saxer, 2013
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Vowel/Glide Alternation in a Theory of Constraint Interaction
Samuel Rosenthall, Laurence Horn. are glides. The reference to stress in the distribution generalization means that stress is relevant to syllabification. This is in contrast to the view that syllabiftcation must precede the building of foot structure.
Samuel Rosenthall, Laurence Horn, 2013
6
English Verb Classes and Alternations: A Preliminary ...
In this rich reference work, Beth Levin classifies over 3,000 English verbs according to shared meaning and behavior.
Beth Levin, 1993
7
A Theory of Syllabification and Segmental Alternation: With ...
Theory of Syllabification and Segmental Alternation: With Studies on the Phonology of French, German, Tonkawa and Yawelmani (Linguistische Arbeiten)
Roland Noske, 1993
8
Language Alternation Strategies in Multilingual Settings: A ...
This book is one of the first systematic studies to describe the linguistic repertoire and the communicative strategies adopted by Ghanaian immigrants in Italy.
Federica Guerini, 2006
9
The Locative Alternation in German: Its Structure and ...
This chapter provides the linguistic analysis of the locative alternation on which I will build in subsequent chapters. A number of different analyses have been proposed in the literature, for example, the Change of State account of alternating  ...
Ursula Brinkmann, 1997
10
Whose German?: The Ach/ich Alternation and Related Phenomena ...
Other important topics include the phonetic and phonological status of German /r/, the phonetic and phonological representation of palatals, the status of loanwords in phonological description, and, especially as regards the latter, the ...
Orrin W. Robinson, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ALTERNATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term alternation is used in the context of the following news items.
1
5 reasons why cheques are turned down
4) Alterations: No alternation is permitted in the payee name, amount in words or in figures. The drawer signs near it to verify any other ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
2
Heathrow is putting UK's future first – let it grow
... approaches than today, moving the runway farther west, maintaining the principle of runway alternation, and a new noise insulation scheme. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Ecclestone has more talks with Monza
Ecclestone last month raised the prospect of Imola returning to Formula One, with talk in Italy of a possible alternation agreement between that ... «Eurosport.com ASIA, Jul 15»
4
Motor racing-Ecclestone has more talks with Monza
Ecclestone last month raised the prospect of Imola returning to Formula One, with talk in Italy of a possible alternation agreement between that ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
5
Opera review: Season opens with Donizetti's 'Daughter of the …
... overwrought opera-stage English, in alternation with the sung sections, which are given in the original French with seat-back translations. «Santa Fe New Mexican, Jul 15»
6
Solar Impulse Circling the World on the Sun
There are 12 planned stops to allow alternation and rest for the two pilots, but on June 1st Solar Impulse was forced to make a stop in Nagoya, ... «Global Indonesian Voices, Jul 15»
7
Life and Death: Fate, Accommodation and Courage
The seemingly opposing ideas of life and death in fact coexist, echoing what is said in the I Ching (or Book of Changes), “Alternation of the yin ... «Pressenza International Press Agency, Jul 15»
8
Untameable market
... most countries, but even they, it turns out, are powerless to tame the alternation between exuberance and fear that makes stockmarkets yoyo. «The Economist, Jul 15»
9
BTN LiveBIG: Nebraska engineers achieve breakthrough in brain …
However, their own extensive research suggests that “the networking of cerebral vasculature leads to the significant alternation of brain ... «Big Ten Network, Jul 15»
10
Hunts in Dreams by Tom Drury, book review: Trivia and drama in …
Sometimes this alternation occurs so deftly within a single exchange the reader is left wondering what is deep and what shallow. Drury is ... «The Independent, Jul 15»

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