alternacyn.

Brit.

/ɔːlˈtəːnəsi/,

/ɒlˈtəːnəsi/, U.S.

/ɔlˈtərnəsi/,

/ɑlˈtərnəsi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: alternate adj., -acy suffix.

Etymology: < alternate adj.: see -acy suffix. Compare earlier alternation n. and later alternating n. N.E.D. (1884) gives the pronunciation as (æ̆ltə̄·ɹnăsi, ǫltə̄·ɹnăsi) /ælˈtɜːnəsɪ/, /ɒlˈtɜːnəsɪ/.

Alternation; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > alternation > [noun]

interchangingc1374

alternationc1443

alternement1483

interchange1559

intercourse1571

reciprocation1586

circulation1597

counterchange1602

interchangeableness1606

subalternation1616

vicissitude1624

alternity1646

alternacy1650

alternative1732

variegation1781

fluctuation1802

alternance1826

up and down1855

intermittence1860

1650 A. Warren Royalist Reform'd 2 This is in language, Alternacye of Providence, in Divine Speech; It is his pleasure.

1727 S. Hales Veg. Staticks i. 75 The surface of the earth..being near 1500 times denser than the air, cannot be so soon affected with the alternacies of hot and cold.

1782 W. Gilpin Observ. River Wye (1789) 22 A kind of alternacy takes place: what is, this year, a thicket; may, the next, be an open grove.

1795 H. Walpole Let. 4 Apr. (1837) III. 467 The softening alternacy of vowels and consonants.

1825 Lancet 3 Sept. 264/1 Sometimes, an alternacy takes place; for instance, when the brain is affected, the kidneys appear to be relieved.

1895 Jrnl. Electro-therapeutics Oct. 250 The same alternacy of crises followed by rare periods of remission.

1967 E. Kerridge Agric. Revol. i. 39 The alternacy of tillage and grass on up-and-down land.

1994 X. Vila Valle-Inclán & Theatre 8 Previous [theatrical] experiments..dealing with theatricality, the manipulation of literary codes, and perspectival alternacy.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	alternacy
释义	alternacyn. Brit. /ɔːlˈtəːnəsi/, /ɒlˈtəːnəsi/, U.S. /ɔlˈtərnəsi/, /ɑlˈtərnəsi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: alternate adj., -acy suffix. Etymology: < alternate adj.: see -acy suffix. Compare earlier alternation n. and later alternating n. N.E.D. (1884) gives the pronunciation as (æ̆ltə̄·ɹnăsi, ǫltə̄·ɹnăsi) /ælˈtɜːnəsɪ/, /ɒlˈtɜːnəsɪ/. Alternation; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > alternation > [noun] interchangingc1374 alternationc1443 alternement1483 interchange1559 intercourse1571 reciprocation1586 circulation1597 counterchange1602 interchangeableness1606 subalternation1616 vicissitude1624 alternity1646 alternacy1650 alternative1732 variegation1781 fluctuation1802 alternance1826 up and down1855 intermittence1860 1650 A. Warren Royalist Reform'd 2 This is in language, Alternacye of Providence, in Divine Speech; It is his pleasure. 1727 S. Hales Veg. Staticks i. 75 The surface of the earth..being near 1500 times denser than the air, cannot be so soon affected with the alternacies of hot and cold. 1782 W. Gilpin Observ. River Wye (1789) 22 A kind of alternacy takes place: what is, this year, a thicket; may, the next, be an open grove. 1795 H. Walpole Let. 4 Apr. (1837) III. 467 The softening alternacy of vowels and consonants. 1825 Lancet 3 Sept. 264/1 Sometimes, an alternacy takes place; for instance, when the brain is affected, the kidneys appear to be relieved. 1895 Jrnl. Electro-therapeutics Oct. 250 The same alternacy of crises followed by rare periods of remission. 1967 E. Kerridge Agric. Revol. i. 39 The alternacy of tillage and grass on up-and-down land. 1994 X. Vila Valle-Inclán & Theatre 8 Previous [theatrical] experiments..dealing with theatricality, the manipulation of literary codes, and perspectival alternacy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1650
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