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Alternate

/ˈɔltərnət/
B2
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(adj) Happening by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; first one and then the other (repeatedly).

Odd numbers alternate with even ones.
Write on alternate lines.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The two players take ____ turns until one of them wins the game.

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