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al-ter'nat, a. Being by turns; one following the other in succe ion; reciprocal. — n. That which happens by turns; vici itude; a substitute. weeks, — Alternate, al'ter-nat or al-ter'nat, v.t. To perform in succe ion: to cause to succeed bv turns: to variety change reciprocally. — v. i. To happen or to act bv turns.— Alternately, adv. — Alternation, u. Reciprocal succe ion. (Math.) Changes or alterations of — order in numbers: permutation. — Alternative, -tiv, a. Offering a choice of two things. — n. That which of the may be chosen or omitted; a choice of two things. — Alternatively, adv. — Alter'nativeno , n. Quality or state of being, etc. (Biol.) Alternate generation; part. to rea form of reproduction in which development from '-house, eggs alternates with that from buds, the individuals arising in the two methods differing from one another; metagenesis. — Alternant, a. (Geol.) In alternating layers. of Althea. al-the'a, n. (Bot.) A genus of plants includ- The ining the marsh-mallow and hollyhocks. — Althe 'in, as a n. (CJiem.) An alkaline substance existing in the marsh-mallow; asparagine. at the Althorn, alt'h6rn, n. A musical instrument similar to the saxhorn. others; Although, awl-tho', conj. Grant all this; be it so; suppose that: notwithstanding.; length- Altitude, aKtl-tud, n. Height; perpendicular elevation above the ground, or above a given level. of, as (Astron.) Elevation of a celestial object above the horizon. side Alto, al'to, n. (Mm.) The part sung by the lowest within female voices, between tenor and soprano; in instrumental music, the tenor.