alternate
/ˈɔl.tɚ.nət/ noun C2- That which alternates with something else; vicissitude.
- A substitute; an alternative; one designated to take the place of another, if necessary, in performing some duty. · An alternate for the first-string quarterback played the entire first half.
- A proportion derived from another proportion by interchanging the means.
- A replacement of equal or greater value or function.
Plural alternates
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“My dear sir,” cried Holmes, “there cannot be the least doubt in the world that it has been written by two persons doing alternate words.
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