alternant

Meaning of alternant

noun
  1. an alternative form of a word or other linguistic unit; a variant.
    one form occurs more than its alternants

adjective

changing from one to the other; alternating.

mid 17th century: from Latin alternant- ‘doing things by turns’, from the verb alternare (see alternate).

Information about alternant

  • The plural form of alternant is: alternants.
  • Languages ​​in which alternant is used:

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Hyphenation of alternant

al-ter-nant

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
  • alternant is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

Words that rhyme with alternant

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