alternative
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle French alternatif, from Medieval Latin alternativus, from the participle stem of Latin alternāre (“to do by turns”). Compare alternate.
Pronunciation [edit]
Adjective [edit]
alternative (not comparable)
- Relating to a choice between two or more possibilities
- Not traditional, outside the mainstream, underground (e.g., alternative medicine, alternative lifestyle, alternative rock).
- (Can we clean up(+) this sense?) Other.
Derived terms [edit]
- alternative dispute resolution
- alternative energy
- alternative lifestyle
- alternative medicine
- alternative vote
Related terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
Relating to a choice
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other
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Noun [edit]
alternative (plural alternatives)
- A situation which allows a mutually exclusive choice between two or more possibilities; a choice between two or more possibilities. [from 17th c.]
- 1817, Walter Scott, Rob Roy, XI:
- ‘The cloister or a betrothed husband?’ I echoed—‘Is that the alternative destined for Miss Vernon?’
- 1817, Walter Scott, Rob Roy, XI:
- One of several mutually exclusive things which can be chosen. [from 17th c.]
- The remaining option; something available after other possibilities have been exhausted. [from 18th c.]
Synonyms [edit]
- See also Wikisaurus:option
Translations [edit]
a situation which allows a choice between two or more possibilities
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one of several things which can be chosen
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See also [edit]
References [edit]
- alternative in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- alternative in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
French [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
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alternative (file)
Adjective [edit]
alternative f
- feminine form of alternatif
Noun [edit]
alternative f (plural alternatives)
Italian [edit]
Noun [edit]
alternative f
- Plural form of alternativa
Adjective [edit]
alternative f
- feminine plural of alternativo
Anagrams [edit]
Latin [edit]
Adjective [edit]
alternātīve
- vocative masculine singular of alternātīvus
Swedish [edit]
Adjective [edit]
alternative
- absolute definite natural masculine form of alternativ.
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