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alternatif — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • alternate adj Happening in turns, first one thing then the other, repeatedly.
  • alternating adj Switching back and forth between two states or values in a repeating pattern.
  • alternative adj Offering a different choice from what is usual or expected.
  • fringe noun A decorative border of hanging threads or tassels.
  • underground adjective Located beneath the surface of the ground.

Senses

alternatif is used for these senses in English:

  • alternate (mathematics) Designating the members in a series, which regularly intervene between the members of another series, as the odd or even numbers of the numerals; every other; every second.
  • alternative Relating to a choice between two or more possibilities.
  • alternative Other; different from something else.
  • fringe Non-mainstream theatre.
  • underground (not comparable) Below the ground; below the surface of the Earth.
  • underground (of, _, music, art, _, etc.) Outside the mainstream, especially unofficial and hidden from the authorities.

alternate — full definition

  1. adj Happening in turns, first one thing then the other, repeatedly.
  2. noun A person or thing standing in as a substitute for another.
  3. verb To switch back and forth between two things in a regular pattern.

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