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alternative[1,adjective] alternative[2,noun] alternative medicine alternative school

Main Entry: ¹al·ter·na·tive
Pronunciation: ol-'t&r-n&-tiv, al-
Function: adjective
1 : ALTERNATE 1
2 : offering or expressing a choice <several alternative plans>
3 : different from the usual or conventional: as a : existing or functioning outside the established cultural, social, or economic system <an alternative newspaper> <alternative lifestyles> b : of, relating to, or being rock music that is regarded as an alternative to conventional rock and is typically influenced by punk rock, hard rock, hip-hop, or folk music c : of or relating to alternative medicine <alternative therapies>
- al·ter·na·tive·ly adverb
- al·ter·na·tive·ness noun