ALTERNATE
\ɔːltˈɜːnət], \ɔːltˈɜːnət], \ɔː_l_t_ˈɜː_n_ə_t]\
Definitions of ALTERNATE
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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(botany) of leaves and branches etc; first on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis; not paired; "stems with alternate leaves"
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allowing a choice; "an alternative plan"
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every second one of a series; "the cleaning lady comes on alternate Wednesdays"; "jam every other day"- the White Queen
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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allowing a choice; "an alternative plan"
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every second one of a series; "the cleaning lady comes on alternate Wednesdays"; "jam every other day"- the White Queen
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of leaves and branches etc; first on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis; not paired; "stems with alternate leaves"
By Princeton University
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Being or succeeding by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; by turns first one and then the other; hence, reciprocal.
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Designating the members in a series, which regularly intervene between the members of another series, as the odd or even numbers of the numerals; every other; every second; as, the alternate members 1, 3, 5, 7, etc. ; read every alternate line.
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Distributed, as leaves, singly at different heights of the stem, and at equal intervals as respects angular divergence.
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That which alternates with something else; vicissitude.
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A substitute; one designated to take the place of another, if necessary, in performing some duty.
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A proportion derived from another proportion by interchanging the means.
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To perform by turns, or in succession; to cause to succeed by turns; to interchange regularly.
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To vary by turns; as, the land alternates between rocky hills and sandy plains.
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To happen, succeed, or act by turns; to follow reciprocally in place or time; - followed by with; as, the flood and ebb tides alternate with each other.
By Oddity Software
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Being or succeeding by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; by turns first one and then the other; hence, reciprocal.
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Designating the members in a series, which regularly intervene between the members of another series, as the odd or even numbers of the numerals; every other; every second; as, the alternate members 1, 3, 5, 7, etc. ; read every alternate line.
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Distributed, as leaves, singly at different heights of the stem, and at equal intervals as respects angular divergence.
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That which alternates with something else; vicissitude.
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A substitute; one designated to take the place of another, if necessary, in performing some duty.
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A proportion derived from another proportion by interchanging the means.
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To perform by turns, or in succession; to cause to succeed by turns; to interchange regularly.
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To vary by turns; as, the land alternates between rocky hills and sandy plains.
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To happen, succeed, or act by turns; to follow reciprocally in place or time; - followed by with; as, the flood and ebb tides alternate with each other.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To cause to follow by turns or one after the other.
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To happen by turns: to follow every other or second time.
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One after the other: by turns.
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ALTERNATELY. Old spelling, ALTERN for both adj. and adv. Milton.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To change, perform, or occur by turns.
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Existing, occurring, or following by turns; reciprocal.
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Every other (of a series); pertaining to such a series.
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A substitute or second.
By James Champlin Fernald
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One after the other in regular succession of time or place; succeeding regularly on opposite sides of a branch, of a line; succeeding with regular breaks.
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One who takes the place of another in performing duty.
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To perform by turns; to cause to succeed by turns, or reciprocally.
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To happen by turns.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
