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  • 21alternative — option, *choice, preference, selection, election …

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  • 22Alternative — [Network (Rating 5600 9600)] …

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  • 23alternative — 1. alternative [ altɛrnativ ] n. f. • 1401; de alternatif 1 ♦ Vx (au sing.) Alternance. ♢ Mod. (au plur.) Phénomènes ou états opposés se succédant régulièrement. « Des alternatives [...] d exaltation et d abattement » (Flaubert ). 2 ♦ (XVIIe)… …

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  • 24Alternative — An alternative is an object or action which can be chosen. Alternative may also refer to: Genres of music * Alternative rock * Alternative dance * Alternative metal * Alternative hip hop * Alternative countryOther music* Alternative (album), an… …

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  • 25alternative — alternate, alternative 1. Both words are adjectives and nouns and come from Latin alternus meaning ‘every second’ and have had closely related meanings over several centuries of usage. Now however, there is a clear distinction which needs to be… …

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  • 26alternative — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ attractive, effective, good, radical ▪ acceptable, reasonable, suitable ▪ available …

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  • 27alternative — al|ter|na|tive1 W2S2 [o:lˈtə:nətıv US o:lˈtə:r , æl ] adj 1.) [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 ▪ …

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  • 28alternative — zusätzliche; weitere; übrige; andere; sonstige * * * Al|ter|na|ti|ve [altɛrna ti:və], die; , n: 1. andere Möglichkeit: das ist eine echte Alternative; zu dieser Lösung, Politik gibt es keine Alternative. 2. Wahl zwischen zwei Möglichkeiten: er… …

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  • 29Alternative — Auswahlmöglichkeit; Option; Wahlmöglichkeit; Ausweichlösung; Plan B (umgangssprachlich) * * * Al|ter|na|ti|ve [altɛrna ti:və], die; , n: 1. andere Möglichkeit: das ist eine echte Alternative; zu dieser Lösung, Politik gibt es keine Alternative. 2 …

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  • 30alternative — [[t]ɔːltɜ͟ː(r)nətɪv[/t]] ♦♦ alternatives (The form alternate is sometimes used, especially in American English, instead of alternative in meanings 3, 4, and 5.) 1) N COUNT: oft N to n If one thing is an alternative to another, the first can be… …

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