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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.
Origin of alternate
OTHER WORDS FROM alternate
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British Dictionary definitions for alternate
alternate
verb (ˈɔːltəˌneɪt)
adjective (ɔːlˈtɜːnɪt)
noun (ˈɔːltənɪt, ɔːlˈtɜːnɪt)
US and Canadian a person who substitutes for another in his absence; stand-in
Word Origin for alternate
C16: from Latin alternāre to do one thing and then another, from alternus one after the other, from alter other
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Scientific definitions for alternate
alternate
[ ôl′tər-nĭt ]
Arranged singly at intervals on a stem or twig. Elms, birches, oaks, cherry trees, and hickory trees have alternate leaves. Compare opposite.
Arranged regularly between other parts, as stamens between petals on a flower.
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