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noun

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The correct spelling is alt. High pitch, of a voice or instrument; especially, the octave above the top line of the treble stave. For example: "liquid alts"

Usage Examples

liquid alts

alternate picking is a guitar playing technique

the alternate members 1, 3, 5, 7, etc.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.High pitch, of a voice or instrument; especially, the octave above the top line of the treble stave.
  2. 2.A state of excitement, a heightened emotional condition.
  3. 3.An alternate or secondary character.
  4. 4.An alternate account.
  5. 5.An alternative investment or alternative fund.

adjective

  1. 1.Happening by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; first one and then the other (repeatedly)
  2. 2.Designating the members in a series, which regularly intervene between the members of another series, as the odd or even numbers of the numerals; every other; every second.
  3. 3.Other; alternative.
  4. 4.(of leaves) Distributed singly at different heights of the stem, and at equal intervals as respects angular divergence.
  5. 5.Relating to a choice between two or more possibilities.

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