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al·tern
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tərn
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ˈæl-
/
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adjective
Archaic
.
alternate; following one another.
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Origin:
1635–45;
<
Latin
altern
(
us
) interchangeable, alternating, equivalent to
alter
the other (
see
alter
) +
-nus
adj. suffix
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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