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vuorottainen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • alternate adj Happening in turns, first one thing then the other, repeatedly.
  • alternating adj Switching back and forth between two states or values in a repeating pattern.

Senses

vuorottainen is used for these senses in English:

  • alternate (botany, of leaves) Distributed singly at different heights of the stem, and at equal intervals as respects angular divergence

alternate — full definition

  1. adj Happening in turns, first one thing then the other, repeatedly.
  2. noun A person or thing standing in as a substitute for another.
  3. verb To switch back and forth between two things in a regular pattern.

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