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alternus — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • alternate adj Happening in turns, first one thing then the other, repeatedly.
  • successive adjective Following one after another without interruption.

Senses

alternus is used for these senses in English:

  • alternate Happening by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; first one and then the other (repeatedly).
  • successive Coming one after the other in a series.

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.