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Adverb: alternatively  ol'tur-nu-tiv-lee [N. Amer], ól'tur-nu-tiv-lee or ol'tur-nu-tiv-lee [Brit]
  1. In place of, or as an alternative to
    "alternatively we could buy a used car";
    - instead, or else, in lieu