altern

[awl-tern, al-]

al·tern

[awl-tern, al-]
adjective Archaic.
alternate; following one another.

Origin:
1635–45; < Latin altern(us) interchangeable, alternating, equivalent to alter the other (see alter) + -nus adj. suffix
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Altern is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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