alternative
/ɑlˈtɝ.nə.tɪv/
UK: /ɒlˈtɜː.nə.tɪv/
ⱭLTɝ · nə · tɪv (3 syllables)
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Definition
Relating to a choice between two or more possibilities.
Etymology
From Middle French alternatif, from Medieval Latin alternātīvus (“alternating”), from the participle stem of Latin alternō (“interchange, alternate”). Compare alternate.
Example Sentences
- "an alternative proposition"
- "Reason would seem to dictate that it was an alternative offer,—either to receive $15,000 if the grantor perform the condition or $12,000 if he did not perform the condition."
- "Who is right, Augusto or Unamuno? In general critics have seen this confrontation as offering an alternative choice: either we are free or we are predetermined."
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