"every other" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} every other
  1. All except for some previously mentioned set. Translations (all except for some previously mentioned set): 所有其他的 (suǒyǒu qítā de) (Chinese Mandarin), kaikki muut (Finnish), kaikki loput (Finnish), todo o resto (Galician), jeder andere (German), az összes többi (Hungarian), minden más (Hungarian), omna duesma (Ido), 他のあらゆる (hoka no arayuru) (alt: ほかのあらゆる) (Japanese), pozostały (Polish), все остальны́е (vse ostalʹnýje) [plural] (Russian), alla andra (Swedish), bütün diğer (Turkish), diğer bütün (Turkish), tüm diğer (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-every_other-en-adj-6d8Jwjqx Disambiguation of 'all except for some previously mentioned set': 99 1
  2. Every second/two; each alternate; the second of each pair in turn. Synonyms: every second
    Sense id: en-every_other-en-adj-WRvLYg3y

Download JSON data for every other meaning in English (3.0kB)

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          "sense": "all except for some previously mentioned set",
          "word": "omna duesma"
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          "sense": "all except for some previously mentioned set",
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          "sense": "all except for some previously mentioned set",
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          "_dis1": "5 95",
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "suǒyǒu qítā de",
      "sense": "all except for some previously mentioned set",
      "word": "所有其他的"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "all except for some previously mentioned set",
      "word": "kaikki muut"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "all except for some previously mentioned set",
      "word": "kaikki loput"
    },
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "all except for some previously mentioned set",
      "word": "todo o resto"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "all except for some previously mentioned set",
      "word": "jeder andere"
    },
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "all except for some previously mentioned set",
      "word": "az összes többi"
    },
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "all except for some previously mentioned set",
      "word": "minden más"
    },
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      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "all except for some previously mentioned set",
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      "sense": "all except for some previously mentioned set",
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      "sense": "all except for some previously mentioned set",
      "word": "pozostały"
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      "sense": "all except for some previously mentioned set",
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      "word": "все остальны́е"
    },
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      "sense": "all except for some previously mentioned set",
      "word": "alla andra"
    },
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      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "all except for some previously mentioned set",
      "word": "bütün diğer"
    },
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      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "all except for some previously mentioned set",
      "word": "diğer bütün"
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