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Definition alternative

Etymology

From Middle French alternatif, from Medieval Latin altern?t?vus (“alternating”), from the participle stem of Latin altern? (“interchange, alternate”). Compare alternate.

Adjective

alternative (not comparable)

  1. Relating to a choice between two or more possibilities.
  2. Not traditional, outside the mainstream, underground.
  3. Other; different from something else.
  4. Alternate, reciprocal.

Noun

alternative (plural alternatives)

  1. A situation which allows a mutually exclusive choice between two or more possibilities; a choice between two or more possibilities. [from 17th c.]
  2. One of several mutually exclusive things which can be chosen. [from 17th c.]
  3. The remaining option; something available after other possibilities have been exhausted. [from 18th c.]

Results 481 Words with the letters ALTERNATIVE

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6 letter words with the letters ALTERNATIVE 
5 letter words with the letters ALTERNATIVE 
4 letter words with the letters ALTERNATIVE 
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AIRT 4
ALAE 5
ALAN 6
ALAR 5
ALEE 5
ALIT 5
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ANIL 6
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ITER 4
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LANE 6
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VENA 9
VENT 9
VERA 8
VERT 8
VIAL 9
VIER 8
VILE 9
VINA 9
VINE 9
VIRL 9
VITA 8
3 letter words with the letters ALTERNATIVE 
AAL 4
AIL 4
AIN 4
AIR 3
AIT 3
ALA 4
ALE 4
ALT 4
ANA 4
ANE 4
ANI 4
ANT 4
ARE 3
ART 3
ATE 3
ATT 3
AVA 7
AVE 7
EAR 3
EAT 3
EEL 4
ERA 3
ERE 3
ERN 4
ETA 3
EVE 7
IRE 3
LAR 4
LAT 4
LAV 8
LEA 4
LEE 4
LEI 4
LET 4
LEV 8
LIE 4
LIN 5
LIT 4
NAE 4
NEE 4
NET 4
NIL 5
NIT 4
RAI 3
RAN 4
RAT 3
REE 3
REI 3
RET 3
REV 7
RIA 3
RIN 4
TAE 3
TAN 4
TAR 3
TAT 3
TAV 7
TEA 3
TEE 3
TEL 4
TEN 4
TET 3
TIE 3
TIL 4
TIN 4
TIT 3
VAN 8
VAR 7
VAT 7
VEE 7
VET 7
VIA 7
VIE 7
2 letter words with the letters ALTERNATIVE 
AA 2
AE 2
AI 2
AL 3
AN 3
AR 2
AT 2
EL 3
EN 3
ER 2
ET 2
IN 3
IT 2
LA 3
LI 3
NA 3
NE 3
RE 2
TA 2
TI 2

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