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al•ter•nant

Pronunciation: (ôl'tûr-nunt, al'- or, esp. Brit., ôl-tûr'nunt, al-), [key]
— adj.
  1. alternating; alternate.
—n.
  1. a variant form that exists in alternation with another or others.
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