alt

[ alt ]

/ ælt /

Music.

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adjective

high.

noun

in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.

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Origin of alt

1525–35; <Provençal <Latin altum, noun use of neuter of altus high

Other definitions for alt (2 of 4)

alt-¹

variant of alti- before a vowel: altazimuth.

Other definitions for alt (3 of 4)

alt-²

a combining form of alternative, used in compound words describing a nontraditional or unconventional version within a genre or category, often something provocative, subversive, or innovative: alt-country bands; the alt-right movement;alt-weeklies;writers of alt-lit;quinoa and other alt-grains.

Origin of alt-

First recorded in 1985–90; from the use of the prefix alt- in Usenet, to denote newsgroups with unconventional discussion topics

Other definitions for alt (4 of 4)

alt.

abbreviation

alteration.

alternate.

altitude.

alto.

How to use alt in a sentence

Both present alt cert in general—and TFA in particular—as a problem, as a project that urgently needs fixing.
Stop Scapegoating Teach for America|Conor P. Williams|September 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Many alt cert programs are much less reflective than TFA when it comes to improving their recruitment and training programs.
Stop Scapegoating Teach for America|Conor P. Williams|September 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Admittedly, the quality of alt cert programs varies quite a bit.
Stop Scapegoating Teach for America|Conor P. Williams|September 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Alt cert critics often argue that there are flaws in the methodology of some of these studies.
Stop Scapegoating Teach for America|Conor P. Williams|September 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

TFA—and some other alt cert programs—are already performing about as well as our main teacher preparation pipeline.
Stop Scapegoating Teach for America|Conor P. Williams|September 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
T may not be alt'gesser dignified to be 'tossicated in zhe legs, but 's far besser'n if 'twas in zhe eyes.
Tin-Types Taken in the Streets of New York|Lemuel Ely Quigg
Altitude, alt′i-tude, n. height: a point or position at a height above the sea: high rank or eminence.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
Alt′ar-rails, rails separating the sacrarium from the rest of the chancel.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
At sight of him the three heads drew apart, and Alt Pikker began to speak of the stars that were rising in the eastern dusk.
Joan of the Sword Hand|S(amuel) R(utherford) Crockett
Joan made no answer, but leaped from her horse without waiting for the hand of Alt Pikker, which many thought strange.
Joan of the Sword Hand|S(amuel) R(utherford) Crockett

British Dictionary definitions for alt

alt

/ (ælt) music /

adjective

(esp of vocal music) high in pitch

of or relating to the octave commencing with the G above the top line of the treble staff

noun

in alt in the octave directly above the treble staff

Word Origin for alt

C16: from Provençal, from Latin altus high, deep

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