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alternated

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "alternated" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

4 syllables
10 characters
English (US)
4syllables

alternated

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

alternated is a polysyllabic word with 4 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, alternated is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofalternated

1verb
  • To perform by turns, or in succession; to cause to succeed by turns; to interchange regularly.
  • To happen, succeed, or act by turns; to follow reciprocally in place or time; followed by with.

    Example: "The flood and ebb tides alternate with each other."

  • To vary by turns.

    Example: "The land alternates between rocky hills and sandy plains."

  • To perform an alternation (removal of alternate vertices) on (a polytope or tessellation); to remove vertices (from a face or edge) as part of an alternation.
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