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alternate v. 1 rotate, exchange, change, interchange, take turns, go or
take, etc. in turn, US change off, interexchange: To help out,
we could alternate our days off. 2 succeed, be in succession or
rotation: The wallpaper had alternating stripes of pink, grey,
and maroon.
--adj. 3 in rotation, successive; every other, every second:
The embankment revealed alternate layers of clay and gravel. The
nurse visited our district on alternate days. 4 alternative,
second, other: The alternate selection contains only milk
chocolate.
--n. 5 variant, alternative, (second) choice, US and Canadian
substitute, deputy, stand-in, backup, understudy; pinch-hitter,
Baseball designated hitter: I prefer the alternate to the
featured model. My alternate takes over if I am ill.
alternation
n. rotation, succession; exchange, interchange: In a temperate
climate there is the advantage of the alternation of the
seasons.
alternative
adj. 1 alternate, variant, (an)other, different, additional;
substitute, surrogate: Alternative models are available.
--n. 2 alternate, variant, choice, option, selection;
possibility; substitute, surrogate: The alternative was to
remain at home and do nothing. You leave me no alternative.
'Esthetic' is an American spelling alternative.
altogether
adv. entirely, utterly, completely, wholly, totally, fully, in
all respects, absolutely, perfectly, quite; all in all, in all:
I don't altogether agree with you. Altogether, you may be right.
altruism n. selflessness, self-sacrifice, unselfishness, philanthropy,
generosity, charity, charitableness, humanitarianism,
humaneness, benevolence, humanity, public-spiritedness: Nick
does things for others out of altruism, expecting nothing in
return.