Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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Definition
alternative noun
/ɒlˈtɜː.nə.tɪv/
/ɑːlˈtɝː.nə.t ̬ɪv/ n [C]
/ɑːlˈtɝː.nə.t ̬ɪv/ n [C] something that is different from something else, especially from what is usual, and offering the possibility of choice
an alternative to coffee
There must be an alternative to people sleeping on the streets.
I'm afraid I have no alternative but to ask you to leave (= that is what I have to do).
(Definition of alternative noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
