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   Al·ter·na·tive

   /ôlˈtərnədiv/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of one or more things) available as another possibility: "the various alternative methods for resolving disputes" Similar differentotheranothersecondpossiblesubstitutereplacementdeputyreliefproxysurrogatecoverfill-instand-instandbyemergencyreservebackupauxiliaryfallbackalternateinformal:pinch-hitting
   • ▪ (of two things) mutually exclusive: "the facts fit two alternative scenarios"
   • ▪ relating to behavior that is considered unconventional and is often seen as a challenge to traditional norms: "an alternative lifestyle" Similar unorthodoxunconventionalnonstandardunusualuncommonunwontedout of the ordinaryradicalrevolutionarynonconformistunconformingirregularoffbeatoff-centeravant-gardeoriginalnewnovelfresheccentricexoticBohemianidiosyncraticabnormalextremedivergentaberrantanomalousbizarreoutlandishperverseinformal:off the walloddballway-outcrankyzanyrare:heteroclite

   noun

   • 1. one of two or more available possibilities: "audiobooks are an interesting alternative to reading"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘alternating, alternate’): from French alternatif, -ive or medieval Latin alternativus, from Latin alternare ‘interchange’ (see alternate).

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   What is the meaning of alternative?

   • The meaning of the alternative is either (1) actions in alternation (now doing this, now doing that), (2) simultaneous actions (doing this and that at the same time), or (3) representative or typical actions (doing things like fthis; doing things like this and that).

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   What is alternative noun?

   • Definition of alternative noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary a thing that you can choose to do or have out of two or more possibilities The car is too expensive so we're trying to find a cheaper alternative. There is a vegetarian alternative on the menu every day. We had no alternative but to fire Gibson.

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   What does alternate adverb mean?

   • The adjective alternate and the adverb alternately mean ‘first one thing, then another thing and then the first thing again’. When we refer to time, we can also use the phrase every other day, every other week, etc. … The adjective alternate and the adverb alternately mean ‘first one thing, then another thing and then the first thing again’.

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   What are alternative possibilities?

   • (of two things, propositions, or courses) mutually exclusive so that if one is chosen the other must be rejected: The alternative possibilities are neutrality and war. employing or following nontraditional or unconventional ideas, methods, etc.; existing outside the establishment: an alternative newspaper; alternative lifestyles.

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   alternative. noun [ C ] us / ɑːlˈtɝː.nə.t̬ɪv / uk / ɒlˈtɜː.nə.tɪv /. B2. something that is different from something else, especially from what is usual, and offering the possibility of choice: an alternative to an alternative to coffee. There has to be an alternative to people sleeping on the streets.

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   one of two or more things that you can choose between: It's a low-fat alternative to butter. After the public protests the government had no alternative but to change its policy. Fewer examples. a viable alternative to nuclear power. a caffeine-free alternative to coffee.

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   Alternative definition: a choice limited to one of two or more possibilities, as of things, propositions, or courses of action, the selection of which precludes any other possibility. See examples of ALTERNATIVE used in a sentence.

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    US. The movie theater is closed, so we'll have to make alternate plans. distinct. The word has three distinct meanings. distinctive. She has really distinctive handwriting. unlike. Dan's actually quite nice, unlike his father. Antonyms and examples. similar. The boys are very similar. homogeneous.