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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024al•ter•na•tive /ɔlˈtɜrnətɪv, æl-/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a choice limited to one option among two or more possibilities:You have the alternative of riding, walking, or biking.
- a choice among only two possibilities such that if one is chosen, the other cannot be chosen:Here are the alternatives: surrender or die.
- one of these choices:The alternative to riding is walking.
adj. [before a noun] - allowing for a choice between two or more things:an alternative plan.
- being different from the usual:alternative lifestyles; alternative energy sources.
al•ter•na•tive•ly, adv. See -alte-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024al•ter•na•tive (ôl tûr′nə tiv, al-),USA pronunciation n. - 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:You have the alternative of riding or walking.
- one of the things, propositions, or courses of action that can be chosen:The alternative to riding is walking.
- a possible or remaining course or choice:There was no alternative but to walk.
adj. - affording a choice of two or more things, propositions, or courses of action.
- (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. - Philosophy[Logic.](of a proposition) asserting two or more choices, at least one of which is true.
Also, alternate (for defs. 1–4, 6). al•ter′na•tive•ly, adv. al•ter′na•tive•ness, al•ter′na•tiv′i•ty, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . option, selection. See choice.
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