Definition/Meaning of alternative

• English - Adjective: alternative ( not comparable ) Relating to a choice between two or more possibilities an alternative proposition Not traditional , outside the mainstream , underground (e. g ., alternative medicine , alternative lifestyle , alternative rock). (Can we clean up (+) this sense?) Other . alternate; reciprocal (Can we find and add a quotation of Holland to this entry?) Derived terms Related terms…
• English - Noun: alternative ( plural alternatives ) A situation which allows a mutually exclusive choice between two or more possibilities; a choice between two or more possibilities . [from 17th c .] 1817 , Walter Scott , Rob Roy , XI: ‘The cloister or a betrothed husband?’ I echoed—‘Is that the alternative destined for Miss Vernon?’ One of several mutually exclusive things which can be chosen . [from 17th c…
• English - Etymology: From Middle French alternatif , from Medieval Latin alternativus , from the participle stem of Latin alternāre ( “ to do by turns ” ). Compare alternate .
• English - Pronunciation: ( UK ) IPA (key) : /ɔːlˈtɜːnətɪv/
• French - Adjective: alternative feminine form of alternatif