Topic: ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE

alternative
1 adjective

al‧ter‧na‧tive1 S2 W2 See pronunciation table in "How to use dictionary" pages

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

An alternative route is along the Via Unione.

2 deliberately different from what is usual, expected, or traditional

alternative music/theatre etc

Tucson's alternative radio station

sources of alternative energy (=energy produced by the sun, wind etc rather than by gas, coal etc)

alternative medicine/therapies (=medical treatment that is not based on the usual western methods)

Acupuncture is widely used by practitioners of alternative medicine.

—alternatively adverb:

You can relax on the beach or alternatively try the bustling town centre.

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