alternative

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Derived terms 1.4.2 Related terms 1.4.3 Translations 1.4.4 See also 1.4.5 References 2 Italian 2.1 Noun 2.2 Adjective

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

< Mediaeval Latin alternativus < Latin alternare (“‘to do by turns’”), pp. alternatus; see alternate.

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: ăl-tûr'nə-tĭv, IPA: /ɒltɜːnətiv/, SAMPA: /Al"t@`n@tIv/
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[edit] Noun

alternative (plural alternatives)

1. A situation which allows a mutually exclusive choice between two or more possibilities.
2. A choice between two or more mutually exclusive possibilities.
3. One of several mutually exclusive things which can be chosen.

[edit] Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:option

[edit] Translations

[edit] Adjective

alternative (not comparable)

1. Relating to a choice between two or more possibilities
2. Not traditional (an alternative lifestyle)
3. Other

[edit] Derived terms

• alternative dispute resolution
• alternative lifestyle
• alternative medicine
• alternative vote

[edit] Related terms

• alternate
• alternativeness
• alternativism

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• variant

[edit] References

• alternative in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• alternative in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

alternative f.

1. Plural form of alternativa.

[edit] Adjective

alternative f.

1. Feminine plural of alternativo