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   alternative

   /ɔːlˈtəːnətɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. (of one or more things) available as another possibility or choice: "the various alternative methods for resolving disputes" Similar differentotheranothersecondpossiblesubstitutereplacementdeputyreliefproxysurrogatecoverfill-instand-instandbyemergencyreservebackupauxiliaryfallbackalternateinformal:pinch-hitting
   • ▪ (of two things) mutually exclusive: "the facts fit two alternative scenarios"
   • 2. relating to activities that depart from or challenge traditional norms: "an alternative lifestyle" Similar unorthodoxunconventionalnon-standardunusualuncommonunwontedout of the ordinaryradicalrevolutionarynonconformistunconformingirregularoffbeatoff-centreavant-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 does alternative mean?

   • : one of the things between which a choice is to be made : alternate sense 1 : a proposition or situation offering a choice between two or more things only one of which may be chosen Nglish: Translation of alternative for Spanish Speakers Britannica English: Translation of alternative for Arabic Speakers

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   What is an alternative in a sentence?

   • The future composer had no alternative but to study these works in pianoforte arrangements. 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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   What is an example of an alternative lifestyle?

   • Alternative is used to describe something that is different from the usual things of its kind, or the usual ways of doing something, in modern Western society. For example, an alternative lifestyle does not follow conventional ways of living and working. ...unconventional parents who embraced the alternative lifestyle of the Sixties.

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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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     ALTERNATIVE meaning: 1. An alternative plan or method is one...

   • Znaczenie Alternative, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     ALTERNATIVE definicja: 1. An alternative plan or method is...

   • Alternative in Spanish

     ALTERNATIVE translate: otro, alternativo, alternativa,...

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     ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT definition: 1. investment in a...

   • Alternative: Russian Translation

     ALTERNATIVE translate: альтернатива , альтернативный ,...

   • Alternation

     ALTERNATION definition: 1. a situation in which one thing...

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     OPEN-MINDED definition: 1. willing to consider ideas and...

   • Alternative in French

     ALTERNATIVE translate: alternative [feminine], choix...

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   Whenever there is an alternative, it involves a choice. A wealthy student has the choice of going to a public school, or the alternative, a private school. Alternative can also refer to a different way of doing things, outside the norm.

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