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Alp vs Alt - What's the difference?

alp | alt |

As a proper noun alp

is .

As a noun alt is

a modifier key.

alp

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A very high mountain. Specifically, one of the Alps, the highest chain of mountains in Europe.
  • * Milton
    • Nor breath of vernal air from snowy alp .
  • * Alexander Pope
    • Hills peep o'er hills, and alps' on ' alps arise.
    (very high mountain) * Swedish: (trans-bottom)

    Derived terms

    * alpine * alpinely * alpinism * alpinist

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    alt

    English

    Abbreviation

    (Abbreviation) (en-abbr)
  • A state of excitement, conveyed by a high-pitched voice.
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  • * {{quote-book, title=The Marrying Maid, author=, page=50, in=Songs of Love and Death: All-Original Tales of Star-Crossed Love, year=2011, passage=
    • 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. citation
  • (knitting)
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    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Internet, multi-user dungeon) One of a player's alternate or secondary characters.
  • * 1996 , "Jonobie D. Baker", Survey of MUSHers.'' (on newsgroup ''rec.games.mud.tiny )
    • Of these alts , how many of them are a gender other than your own?
  • * 2000 , "KaVir", Code Bases - why release buggy crap?'' (on newsgroup ''alt.mud )
    • Yes, I have many alts , and no, none of the others have any unusual capitalisation.

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