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alt

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Noun

  1. Of a voice or instrument, high pitch; especially, the octave above the top line of the treble stave.
  2. A state of excitement, a heightened emotional condition.
  3. Clipping of altitude.
  4. An alternate or secondary character.
  5. An alternate account.
  6. An alternative investment or alternative fund.
  7. An alternate version of a piece of art, especially without much changes beyond a specific thing.
  8. Ellipsis of alt text.
  9. Synonym of altbier.
  10. A modifier key used to change (alternate) the function of other pressed keys.
  11. Initialism of alanine transaminase.

Adjective

  1. Clipping of alternate.
  2. Clipping of alternative, especially as a cultural phenomenon seen as being outside the mainstream of its genre.

Proper noun

  1. A river in West Lancashire and Merseyside, England that flows into the Irish Sea; in full, the River Alt.

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