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Alternate
see synonyms of alternateNoun
Verb
3. alternate
exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions
5. alternate, flip, flip-flop, interchange, switch, tack
reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
Adjective
7. alternate
every second one of a series
Example Sentences:'the cleaning lady comes on alternate Wednesdays''jam every other day'
8. alternate, alternative, substitute
serving or used in place of another
Example Sentences:'an alternative plan'
9. alternate, alternating
occurring by turns; first one and then the other
Example Sentences:'alternating feelings of love and hate'
10. alternate
of leaves and branches etc; first on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis; not paired
Example Sentences:'stems with alternate leaves'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
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Alternate
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Alternate
see synonyms of alternateThe American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.