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further or alternatively

phrase

C1CEFR level
65/100Rarity: rare
TechnicalRegister

A pleading connector introducing an argument advanced in addition to, or as an alternative to, the preceding one.

The notice was invalid; further or alternatively, it was served out of time.

Similar: further or in the alternative

Topic: Legal register & letters in Legal English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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