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al·ter·na·tive (ôl tʉr′nə tiv, al-)
adjective
- providing or being a choice between two or among more than two things alternative routes
- designating or of an institution, enterprise, etc. that appeals to unconventional or nontraditional interests an alternative school
Etymology: ML alternativus: see alternate
noun
- a choice between two or among more than two things
- either or one of the things to be chosen
- something remaining to be chosen is there an alternative to going?
Related Forms:
- alternatively al·ter′·na·tively adverb
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