alternation (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 04
def successive change from one thing or state to another and back again
examples a trill is a rapid alternation between the two notes
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Hypernym succession, sequence
Derivationally related form alternation → alternate; alternation → alternate
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Hyponym succession, sequence
Derivationally related form alternate → alternation; alternate → alternation

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