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alternation
noun as in repeated rotation
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But in Virginia it was grown without interruption or alternation, and the plantations rapidly deteriorated in fertility.
The alternation of the seasons is thus complete, one-half of the empire enjoying summer, while one-half is in winter.
It is the frequent alternation of freezing and thawing that does the harm.
Each group is made up of an alternation of soft marls or clays and hard limestones or sandstones.
This mechanical alternation is objectively the same as that between the noun house and the verb to house.
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On this page you'll find 24 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to alternation, such as: interchange, rotation, shift, transposition, and variation.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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