alteration

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Pronunciation

/ɒl.tə(ɹ)ˈeɪ.ʃən/(UK)

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

Definition of alteration

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(countable, uncountable)The act of altering or making different.

“…alteration, though it be from worse to better, hath in it inconveniences…”

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noun

(countable, uncountable)The act of altering or making different.

“…alteration, though it be from worse to better, hath in it inconveniences…”
(countable, uncountable)The act of altering or making different.
(countable, uncountable)The state of being altered; a change made in the form or nature of a thing; a changed condition.

“…and I saw by the alteration in your face that a train of thought had been started.”

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

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