Etymology

alternativism

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Today it means: The rejection of a social normality through the pursuit of alternatives. Full definition →

English alternative ← Middle French alternatif ← Latin alternātīvus
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  1. Latinalternātīvus
  2. Middle Frenchalternatif
  3. Englishalternative
  4. English todayalternativism

From alternative + -ism.

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