Dictionary definition · alternative
noun
- one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen"what option did I have?"
adjective
- serving or used in place of another"an alternative plan"
- necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities"alternative possibilities were neutrality or war"
- pertaining to unconventional choices"an alternative life style"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).