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médecine alternative

French, noun/med.sin al.tɛʁ.na.tiv/

médecine alternative is a French feminine noun meaning “alternative medicine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ensemble de pratiques thérapeutiques dont l’efficacité n’est pas démontrée”.

What does médecine alternative mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininealternative medicine

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Ensemble de pratiques thérapeutiques dont l’efficacité n’est pas démontrée.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of médecine alternative

  • médecines alternatives plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce médecine alternative?

  • /med.sin al.tɛʁ.na.tiv/
  • /mɛd.sin al.tɛʁ.na.tiv/
  • \med.si.n‿al.tɛʁ.na.tiv\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.