Alternation
Alternation ({not transcribed}) , noun
[Latin alternatio: compare French alternation.]
1.
The reciprocal succession of things in time or place; the act of following and being followed by turns; alternate succession, performance, or occurrence; as, the alternation of day and night, cold and heat, summer and winter, hope and fear.
2.
(Mathematics) Permutation.
3.
The response of the congregation speaking alternately with the minister. — Mason
Collocations (1)
Alternation of generation , See under Generation.