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Alternation

/ˈɔltəˌrneɪʃən/
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(noun) The reciprocal succession of (normally two) things in time or place; the act of following and being followed by turns; alternate succession, performance, or occurrence

The alternation of day and night was soothing.
The team practiced alternation of serves.
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The poem uses a regular ____ of rhymes throughout each of its stanza.

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