alternately

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alternately - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Alternately \Al*ter"nate*ly\, adv.
     1. In reciprocal succession; succeeding by turns; in
        alternate order.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Math.) By alternation; when, in a proportion, the
        antecedent term is compared with antecedent, and
        consequent.
        [1913 Webster]

alternately - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  alternately
      adv 1: in an alternating sequence or position; "They were
             deglycerolized by alternately centrifuging and mixing";
             "he planted fir and pine trees alternately"