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      alternative
      noun
      A situation which allows a mutually exclusive choice between two or more possibilities; a choice between two or more possibilities.
      One of several mutually exclusive things which can be chosen.
      The remaining option; something available after other possibilities have been exhausted.
      (uncountable, music) alternative rock
      A non-offensive word or phrase that serves as a replacement for a word deemed offensive or unacceptable, though not as a euphemism.
      adjective
      Relating to a choice between two or more possibilities.
      Other; different from something else.
      Not traditional, outside the mainstream, underground.
      (linguistics) Presenting two or more alternatives.
      (obsolete) Alternate, reciprocal.
      Roots
      alteralter- · Latin · other
      Synonyms for alternative
      optionnalternateadjchoicensubstitutenreplacementn
      Words related to alternative
      alterativeadjalternativelyadvpreferableadjfallbacknpossibilitiesnviableadjoptingvalterantadjnontraditionaladjnonconventionaluntraditionaladjalternantadjoptsvpreferredadjsubalternatevunconventionaladjalternatelyadvoptedvfeasibleadjmethodsnexpedientadjeconomicaladjconventionaladjtrilemmaunorthodoxadjinsteadadvapproachesnwaysnchoosevfeasiblenessn

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      Where does alternative come from?

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