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  • 31alternative — n. 1) to propose an alternative 2) to fall back on an alternative 3) a viable alternative 4) an alternative to 5) no alternative but to + inf. (we have no alternative but to compromise) * * * [ɔːl tɜːnətɪv] a viable alternative an alternative to… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 32alternative — 1 adjective 1 (only before noun) an alternative idea, plan etc is one that can be used instead of another one: There doesn t seem to be an alternative option. 2 (only before noun) an alternative system or solution is considered less damaging or… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 33alternative — (al tèr na ti v ) s. f. 1°   Succession de deux choses qui reviennent tour à tour. •   Vivez vous encore dans ces alternatives de grâce et de péché ?, MASS. Rech.. •   [Si on ne menait une vie égale et uniforme] on ne pourrait comparer, sans… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 34alternative —    different from existing social arrangement, practicality, or convention    The use implies that the methods or tastes proposed or chosen are preferable to or more efficacious than those generally adopted, whether it be alternative medicine,… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 35alternative */*/*/ — I UK [ɔːlˈtɜː(r)nətɪv] / US [ɔlˈtɜrnətɪv] noun [countable] Word forms alternative : singular alternative plural alternatives something that you can choose instead of something else Can you suggest an alternative? There was no alternative but to… …

    English dictionary

  • 36Alternative — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Alternative », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Une alternative est un choix entre deux… …

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  • 37alternative — I. adjective Date: 1540 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&#8230; …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 38Alternative TV — Infobox musical artist 2 Name = Alternative TV Img capt = Mark Perry in NYC 2003 Background = group or band Origin = London, England, United Kingdom Instruments = Genre = Punk rock Post punk Years active = 1976 ndash;1979,1981, 1985 ndash;1998&#8230; …

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  • 39alternative — al|ter|na|tive1 [ ɔl tɜrnətıv ] noun count *** something that you can choose instead of something else: Can you suggest an alternative? There was no alternative but to close the road until February. alternative to: The treatment is offered as an&#8230; …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 40Alternative — Eine Alternative ist die Entscheidung zwischen zwei (oder mehreren) Möglichkeiten sowie die Möglichkeit zwischen zwei (oder mehreren) Dingen zu wählen. Außerdem bezeichnet Alternative auch eine andere Möglichkeit als solche.[1] Der Begriff wird&#8230; …

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