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Definition: BY TURNS

Part of Speech Definition
Expression 1. (a) One after another; alternately; in succession. (b) At intervals. ``[They] feel by turns the bitter change.'' --Milton.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Definition: BY TURNS

Part of SpeechDefinition
Expression1. (a) One after another; alternately; in succession. (b) At intervals. ``[They] feel by turns the bitter change.'' --Milton.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Common Expressions: BY TURNS

ExpressionsDefinition
By turns(a) One after another; alternately; in succession. (b) At intervals. ``[They] feel by turns the bitter change.'' --Milton. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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