Alternative and Reference

Alternative

Alternative noun - The power, right, or opportunity to choose.

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Reference and alternative are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reference" instead a noun "Alternative".

Reference noun - Something mentioned in a text as providing related and especially supporting information.

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Alternative and reference are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Alternative" instead a noun "Reference".

good	good alternative	good reference
common	common alternative	common reference
obvious	obvious alternative	obvious reference
actual	actual alternative	actual reference
Other adjectives: real, religious, possible.

Alternative itself cannot be understood fully without reference to Extra and Unlimited.

Source: Visual Novel / Muv-Luv Alternative
For reference, "Nutter" is an Old English word for "cowherd", and "Device" is pronounced DEH-viss and is just an alternative spelling of "Davis".

Source: Reality Is Unrealistic / Literature
Alternative Calendar: Parodied in Contra Rebirth, which is set in "Contra Year 2633", a reference to the MSX Gradius series (in which the game's universe had its own "Gradian" calendar).

Source: Video Game / Contra

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