- Alternacy
- Alternacy Al*ter"na*cy, n. Alternateness; alternation. [R.] --Mitford. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Alternacy
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alternacy — al·ter·na·cy … English syllables
alternacy — ˈȯltərnəsē also ˈal ; ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun ( es) Etymology: alternate (I) + acy archaic : alternateness, alternation … Useful english dictionary
-acy — suffix forming nouns of state or quality (accuracy; piracy; supremacy), or an instance of it (conspiracy; fallacy) (see also CRACY). Etymology: a branch of the suffix CY from or after F acie or L acia or atia or Gk ateia * * * a suffix of nouns… … Useful english dictionary
