alteration

[ awl-tuh-rey-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. the act or process of altering; the state of being altered: Alteration will improve the dress.

  2. a change; modification or adjustment: There has been an alteration in our plans.

Origin of alteration

1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English alteracioun, from Medieval Latin alterātiōn-, stem of alterātiō; equivalent to alter + -ation

Other words from alteration

  • pre·al·ter·a·tion, noun
  • pro·al·ter·a·tion, adjective
  • re·al·ter·a·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for alteration

alteration

/ (ˌɔːltəˈreɪʃən) /


noun
  1. an adjustment, change, or modification

  2. the act of altering or state of being altered

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