altern
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of altern
1635–45; < Latin altern ( us ) interchangeable, alternating, equivalent to alter the other ( see alter) + -nus adj. suffix
Example Sentences
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And generally, too, the young heir of Altern was there, occupying the chair next to the girl––which was quite as the solicitous Mrs. Hawley-Crowles had planned.
From Carmen Ariza by Stocking, Charles Francis
Delivering Carmen into the charge of the eagerly waiting Duke of Altern, Lafelle remarked, as he took leave of Mrs. Hawley-Crowles, “I trust you will permit me to talk with your beautiful ward to-morrow afternoon––alone.”
From Carmen Ariza by Stocking, Charles Francis
At her side the young Duke of Altern shuffled, his long, thin body curved like a kangaroo, and his monocle bent superciliously upon the mass of common clay about him.
From Carmen Ariza by Stocking, Charles Francis
The Duke of Altern, costumed as a long carrot, fawned in her wake throughout the evening.
From Carmen Ariza by Stocking, Charles Francis
And the Duke of Altern rubbed his weak eyes and tried hard to think.
From Carmen Ariza by Stocking, Charles Francis
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