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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Alternation \Al`ter*na"tion\, n. [L. alternatio: cf. F.
alternation.]
1. The reciprocal succession of things in time or place; the
act of following and being followed by turns; alternate
succession, performance, or occurrence; as, the
alternation of day and night, cold and heat, summer and
winter, hope and fear.
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2. (Math.) Permutation.
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3. The response of the congregation speaking alternately with
the minister. --Mason.
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{Alternation of generation}. See under {Generation}.
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