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alternately

[ɔːlˈtɜɹnətlɪ] · adverb

Meaning

  1. In reciprocal succession; succeeding by turns; in alternate order.
  2. By alternation; when, in a proportion, the antecedent term is compared with antecedent, and consequent.
  3. (sometimes proscribed) Alternatively.

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