alt C2 Topic:Register & Style US /ɑːlt/ UK /ɔːlt/ See IPA manual Freq #33088 Meanings 1 adj alternative or outside the cultural mainstream The station built a loyal audience with its alt music program. 2 adj relating to the Alt key on a computer keyboard Hold the alt key while selecting the menu item. 3 noun a high musical pitch or register, especially one above the treble staff The soprano reached A in alt with ease. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · alternative or outside the... alternativenonmainstream 2 adj · relating to the alt key on... alternate 3 noun · a high musical pitch or... high register ↔ Opposites mainstreamconventional Word family Related forms alternatealternativealto Etymology The modern adjective is a clipping of alternative or alternate. The older musical noun comes from Latin altus, ‘high,’ and is related to alto. Topics Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # alt **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /ɑːlt/ **IPA (UK):** /ɔːlt/ **Frequency rank:** 33088 ## Meanings 1. alternative or outside the cultural mainstream 2. relating to the Alt key on a computer keyboard 3. a high musical pitch or register, especially one above the treble staff ## Examples - The station built a loyal audience with its alt music program. - Hold the alt key while selecting the menu item. - The soprano reached A in alt with ease. ## Synonyms - alternative - nonmainstream ## Antonyms - mainstream - conventional ## Related Forms - alternate - alternative - alto ## Etymology The modern adjective is a clipping of alternative or alternate. The older musical noun comes from Latin altus, ‘high,’ and is related to alto. ## Topics - Register & Style markdown