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alternately

  • adverb
  • [ɔːlˈtɜɹnətlɪ]

In reciprocal succession; succeeding by turns; in alternate order.

Example

“Driving downtown is restricted to bikes with odd and even license plate numbers alternately by day of the month.”

Other meanings

  1. By alternation; when, in a proportion, the antecedent term is compared with antecedent, and consequent.

Where this comes from

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