Alternative and Symbol

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

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

Symbol noun - A device, design, or figure used as an identifying mark.

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Alternative and symbol are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Alternative" instead a noun "Symbol".

old	old alternative	old symbol
good	good alternative	good symbol
common	common alternative	common symbol
positive	positive alternative	positive symbol
Other adjectives: standard, obvious, popular, real, evil, main, new, religious, traditional, final, official, Christian, generic.

There's much anticipation and discussion of this happening with the universal symbol for "Save This File" on computers - the floppy disc, now very nearly obsolete, and likely to be confusing to the next generation in ten years' time unless some alternative is figured out.

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The panda is an alternative symbol when one wishes to portray China as friendly or harmless.

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