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al·ter·na·tive

UK/ɒlˈtɜː.nə.tɪv/ US/ɔːlˈtɜː.nə.tɪv/ common
noun (1) adjective (3)

noun

1.

one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen

  • “what option did I have?”
  • “there no other alternative”
  • “my only choice is to refuse”
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adjective

1.

allowing a choice

  • “an alternative plan”
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2.

necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities

  • “either”
  • “or”
  • “either this or that”
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3.

pertaining to unconventional choices

  • “an alternative life style”
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Origin

From Middle French alternatif, from Medieval Latin alternātīvus (“alternating”), from the participle stem of Latin alternō (“interchange, alternate”).

Phrases

  • adult album alternative
  • adult alternative
  • alternative algebra
  • alternative archaeology
  • alternative beta
  • alternative brit
  • alternative cannabinoid
  • alternative country
  • alternative denial
  • alternative dispute resolution

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