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alternate |
the second of every two in a series of pairs; every other. [1/9 definitions] |
count by twos |
to name every other number when counting; skip count. |
quatrain |
a group of four lines of verse, esp. one in which every other line rhymes. |
round robin |
an athletic contest or tournament in which each participant has a turn competing with every other one. [1/2 definitions] |
running head |
a descriptive heading or title printed at the top of every, or every other, page of a publication. |
skip count |
in mathematics education, to name every other number when counting; count by twos. |
tertian |
occurring every third or every other day, as a recurrent fever or the disease causing it, such as malaria. |
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