altern
American
[awl-tern, al-]
/ ˈɔl tərn, ˈæl- /
adjective
Archaic.
Etymology
Origin of altern
1635–45; < Latin altern ( us ) interchangeable, alternating, equivalent to alter the other ( see alter) + -nus adj. suffix
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