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alternate
Found in thesaurus: relief, fill-in, reliever, change, vary, memorise, con, change by reversal, reverse, act
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alternate
v.
interchange, take turns, rotate, substitute
adj.
rotating, one after the other; interchanging
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AlterNative
AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal published by Nga Pae o te Maramatanga, New Zealand’s Indigenous Centre of Research Excellence (University of Auckland). It covers indigenous studies and scholarly research from native indigenous perspectives from around the world. The journal was established in 2005 and the editors-in-chief are Tracey McIntosh and Michael Walker (University of Auckland).
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Alternative
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alternate
Noun
1. someone who takes the place of another person
(synonym) surrogate, replacement
(hypernym) stand-in, substitute, relief, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-in
Verb
1. go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
(synonym) jump
(hypernym) change, alter, vary
(derivation) alternation
2. exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions
(hypernym) exchange
(hyponym) rotate
(derivation) alternation
3. be an understudy or alternate for a role
(synonym) understudy
(hypernym) memorize, memorise, con, learn
(derivation) alternation
4. reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
(synonym) interchange, tack, switch, flip, flip-flop
(hypernym) change by reversal, turn, reverse
5. do something in turns; "We take turns on the night shift"
(synonym) take turns
(hypernym) act, move
(derivation) alternation
Adjective
1. every second one of a series; "the cleaning lady comes on alternate Wednesdays"; "jam every other day"- the White Queen
(synonym) alternate(a)
(similar) cyclic, cyclical
2. allowing a choice; "an alternative plan"
(synonym) alternative
(similar) secondary
3. occurring by turns; first one and then the other; "alternating feelings of love and hate"
(synonym) alternate(a), alternating(a)
(similar) cyclic, cyclical
4. of leaves and branches etc; first on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis; not paired; "stems with alternate leaves"
(antonym) opposite, paired
(classification) botany, phytology
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alternare
v.
alternate, take turns
alternato
adj.
alternating, alternate
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alternar
v.
alternate, rotate; interchange; reciprocate
alternarse
v.
alternate, rotate
