Alternately

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Alternately \Al*ter"nate*ly\, adv.
     1. In reciprocal succession; succeeding by turns; in
        alternate order.
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     2. (Math.) By alternation; when, in a proportion, the


        antecedent term is compared with antecedent, and
        consequent.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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