alternate

/ɔlʈə(r).neʈ/adj
Elementary
1

Happening by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; first one and then the other (repeatedly).

2

Alternating; (of e.g. a pair of tinctures which a charge is coloured) succeeding in turns, or (relative to the field) counterchanged.

3

Designating the members in a series, which regularly intervene between the members of another series, as the odd or even numbers of the numerals; every other; every second.

4

Other; alternative.

5

Distributed singly at different heights of the stem, and at equal intervals as respects angular divergence

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing