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alteration

al·te·ra·tion

UK/ɒl.tə(ɹ)ˈeɪ.ʃən/ US/ɔl.tɚˈeɪ.ʃən/ uncommon

noun

1.

an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

  • “the change was intended to increase sales”
  • “this storm is certainly a change for the worse”
  • “the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago”
2.

the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)

3.

the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)

  • “it would require a drastic revision of his opinion”
Synonyms

Origin

From Old French alteracion (French altération), from Medieval Latin alterātiō. Morphologically alter + -ation.

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