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Of a voice or instrument, high pitch; especially, the octave above the top line of the treble stave.uncountable
- The duet was in alt; one stormed, the other half crying, half scolding, made up in volubility what her aunt possessed in authority, and it was not 'till Lady Meredith had twice raised her mild voice, either party could be silenced.
- And he began, — "Poor insect! born to flutter and to die;" — falling into the second, directly Helen took the first, till he got down to such unreasonable bass that he suddenly gave a shriek in alt that made Olga stop her ears.
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A state of excitement, a heightened emotional condition.archaicuncountable
- He had no wish to pry or listen; but if people would talk in alt, whilst he moved, like a mole, about his business, family matters would cleave the ear which, however it tried, could not be deaf.
- That lady was in alt at Loxsleigh's high station and had spent the morning making inquiries of her friends, which also allowed her to spread the word about her interesting new acquaintance.
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Clipping of alternate.abbreviationalt-ofclipping
- alt key
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Clipping of alternative, especially as a cultural phenomenon seen as being outside the mainstream of its genre.abbreviationalt-ofclipping
- alt medicine
- alt text
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Clipping of altitude.abbreviationalt-ofclipping
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An alternate or secondary account.Internet
- Of these alts, how many of them are a gender other than your own?
- Yes, I have many alts, and no, none of the others have any unusual capitalisation.
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An alternate account.Internet
- You've been here four days and you already know about the incident from last year? You're such an obvious alt.
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An alternative investment or alternative fund.
- liquid alts
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An alternate version of a piece of art, especially without much changes beyond a specific thing.Internet
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Ellipsis of alt text.abbreviationalt-ofellipsis
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To use an alternate or secondary account.Internetintransitive
- I got banned so I'm alting.
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Synonym of altbier.
- Top-fermenting ales are still brewed, notably the alts of Düsseldorf and kölsches of Cologne.
- On average, the mash temperatures used in the NHC second-round alts and kölschs were higher, at 153 °F (67 °C) and 151 °F (66 °C) respectively.