[{"word":"alternations","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The reciprocal succession of (normally two) things in time or place; the act of following and being followed by turns; alternate succession, performance, or occurrence","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"alternation between night shifts and day shifts"},{"definition":"The response of the congregation speaking alternately with the minister.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Ablaut.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A pattern by which more than one construct is possible, as with \"Alice cooked Bob dinner\" and \"Alice cooked dinner for Bob\".","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"dative alternation; locative alternation"},{"definition":"The \"inclusive or\" truth function.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A sequence that alternates between positive and negative values; sometimes incorrectly used to mean permutation.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A construct in a regular expression that can match any of several specified subexpressions.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A type of partial truncation of a polygon, polyhedron or tiling in which alternate vertices are removed.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/alternation","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/alternations"]}]