Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alternating case

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.50 in modern English

Syllables: al-ter-nat-ing -case
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of alternating caps.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The prose passage was on the left page of a booklet, in upper case, lower case, or alternating case."
"College students read a passage presented in AlTeRnAtInG cAsE on a CRT while their eye movements were monitored."

Etymology

From alternating + letter case.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does alternating case mean?: Alternative form of alternating caps.
Where does alternating case come from?: From alternating + letter case.

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