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Significados de ablaut em inglês

The substitution of one root vowel for another, thus indicating a corresponding modification of use or meaning, such as "get, gat, got"; "sing, song"; "hang, hung".

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        Examples for "alternation"
        Examples for "alternation"
        1
        There was a strange alternation of sadness and joy in her heart.
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        2
        Boardman or Warner is there on duty all the while, in alternation.
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        3
        Once more we have the alternation of a grace exercised to men.
        Expositions of Holy Scripture / Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor P...
        4
        He won, lost, and won again, in an almost ludicrously regular alternation.
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        5
        This alternation of unequal lengths makes the weapon more effectual for holding.
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