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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Alternately \Al*ter"nate*ly\, adverb
1. In reciprocal succession; succeeding by turns; in alternate order.
2. (Math.) By alternation; when, in a proportion, the antecedent term is compared with antecedent, and consequent.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
alternately
adverb: in an alternating sequence or position; "They were deglycerolized by alternately centrifuging and mixing"; "he planted fir and pine trees alternately"
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