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Main Entry:
alternate
[
v.
awl
-ter-neyt,
al
-;
adj., n.
awl
-ter-nit,
al
-
]
Show IPA
/
v.
ˈɔltərˌneɪt, ˈæl-;
adj., n.
ˈɔltərnɪt, ˈæl-
/
Show Spelled
Part of Speech:
adjective
Definition:
every other
Synonyms:
alternating,
every second
,
intermittent
, periodic,
recurrent
, recurring, rotating
Notes:
alternate
means 'one after the other' or 'each succeeding the other in turn, especially continuously' and
alternative
means 'one instead of the other' or 'allowing or necessitating a choice between two or more things'
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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