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Italian
Etymology
Inherited from Early Medieval Latin alterā mente. Documented since the thirteenth century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /al.triˈmen.ti/
- Rhymes: -enti
- Hyphenation: al‧tri‧mén‧ti
Adverb
altrimenti
- otherwise, or else
- differently, contrasting
Synonyms
References
- “altrimenti”, in TLIO – Tesoro della lingua italiana delle origini
- altrimenti in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana