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alternative 1, adjective (oh)



[only before noun] an alternative idea, plan etc is different from the one you have and can be used instead
alternative ways/approach/methods etc
::alternative approaches to learning
::Have you any alternative suggestions ?
::An alternative route is along the Via Unione.
deliberately different from what is usual, expected, or traditional
alternative music/theatre etc
::Tucson's alternative radio station
::sources of alternative energy (=energy produced by the sun, wind etc rather than by gas, coal etc)
::tolerance of alternative lifestyles
alternative medicine/therapies
(=medical treatment that is not based on the usual western methods)
::Acupuncture is widely used by practitioners of alternative medicine.
-- alternatively adv
::You can relax on the beach or alternatively try the bustling town centre.