alternation
Translation
alternation, rotation, succession
Examples
Life is an alternation of happiness and sorrow.
Life is an alternation of happiness and sorrow.
The design features an alternation of colors.
The design features an alternation of colours.
Grammar Patterns
((an alternation of sth.)) a repeated sequence of things The poem has an alternation of long and short lines.
((the alternation between sth. and sth.)) the process of switching between two things The alternation between sun and rain continued.
Similar Words
Synonyms: succession, rotation, sequence
Etymology
From the verb 'alternate' plus the suffix '-ion', which forms nouns of action or result.
Memory Tips
Remember it as the 'action' (-ion) of 'alternating'.