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Meaning of 'alternately' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Alternately [ adv.]
- In reciprocal succession; succeeding by turns; in alternate order.
- By alternation; when, in a proportion, the antecedent term is compared with antecedent, and consequent.

Meaning of 'alternately' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . alternately [ r]
Meaning (1):
- in an alternating sequence or position
Example in sentence:
  • he planted fir and pine trees alternately;
  • They were deglycerolized by alternately centrifuging and mixing

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