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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. adj. Pitched in the first octave above the treble staff; high.
  2. n. The first octave above the treble staff.
  3. n. A note or tone in the alt octave.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. In music, an abbreviation of alto, high: much used in compound words, as alt-horn, alt-clarinet.
  2. An abbreviation of altitude.

Wiktionary

  1. abbr. Alternative.
  2. abbr. knitting Alternate.
  3. abbr. Altitude.
  4. abbr. Alto.
  5. abbr. A state of excitement, conveyed by a high pitched voice.
  6. n. Internet One of a player's alternate or secondary characters.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. (Mus.) The higher part of the scale. See alto.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)

Etymologies

  1. Latin altus, high; see al-2 in Indo-European roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

Examples

  • “I had written about using an attribute substring selector to bind a style to an element using its alt text.div. promo-main img [alt* = "Cover"] {z-index: 2; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0;} div. promo-main img [alt* = "Disc"] {z-index: 1; position: absolute; top: 70px; left: 85px;}”

    Stuff and Nonsense

  • “* @param string $alt Optional language string for alt tag within image, can be a language key or text”

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  • “In a way, [the term alt-country] is insultingly reductive," he says, "but I guess if I had to live in one of those ghettos, I would choose that, rather than angry modern rock full of pointy guitars and eyeliner.”

    Houston Press | Complete Issue

  • “He's got a new concert series in London, which he calls alt-classical, and which he's launching April 7 in London with a live performance of his new album at the here.”

    ArtsJournal: Daily Arts News

  • “My main alt, so to speak, is on Wyrmrest Accord, and though the quality of RP is much better there's just not enough of it.”

    Howard Hughes and the 1934 World's Fair

  • “He has faith that an investment in alt-energy ($150B over 10 yrs) will create new jobs, factories, patents and entire industries, thereby leading the economy out of its malaise.”

    Waxman Challenges Dingell - Swampland - TIME.com

  • “There he helped lay the groundwork for what became known as the alt-comedy scene a term he says he's never really understood, alongside Louis C.”

    NYT > Home Page

  • “Come, prithee, be a little less in alt,' cried Lionel, 'and answer a man when he speaks to you.”

    Camilla: or, A Picture of Youth

  • “Back to purposely shoddy dye jobs, second-hand clothes, and the first wave of major label alt rock.”

    MTV Buzzworthy Blog

  • “Saying it straight is an underrated quality in 'alt'-indie music.”

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  • marky short for alternate.. as in the 'alt' key in computing. Apr 27, 2009

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