alternation

alternation
alternate ► VERB 1) occur or do in turn repeatedly. 2) change repeatedly between two contrasting conditions.
► ADJECTIVE 1) every other. 2) (of two things) each following and succeeded by the other in a regular pattern. 3) chiefly N. Amer. another term for ALTERNATIVE(Cf. ↑alternatively).
DERIVATIVES alternately adverb alternation noun.
USAGE The use of alternate to mean alternative (as in we will need to find alternate sources of fuel ) is common in North American English, though still regarded as incorrect by many in Britain.
ORIGIN Latin alternare 'do by turns' , from alter 'other' .

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