every other

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every other

adjective

All except for some previously mentioned set. Two of the bolts were loose, but every other bolt I checked was fine.
Every second/two; each alternate; the second of each pair in turn. Every other person in the line wore a pink bowtie.
Similar: every second

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Every language

adj all except for some previously mentioned set

日本語	他のあらゆる hoka no arayuru
中文	所有其他的 suǒyǒu qítā de
Deutsch	jeder andere
Русский	все остальны́е vse ostalʹnýje

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@misc{every_other_2026,
  title = {every other},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/every%20other},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}