alteration
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alteration
- /ɒl.tə(ɹ)ˈeɪ.ʃən/ UK
- /ɔl.tɚˈeɪ.ʃən/ US
- /ɑl.tɚˈeɪ.ʃən/ cot caught merger
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From Old French alteracion (French altération), from Medieval Latin alterātiō. Morphologically alter + -ation.
noun alterations
- The act of altering or making different. …alteration, though it be from worse to better, hath in it inconveniences…
- A minor adjustment to clothing, such as hemming or shortening, to make it fit better.
- The state of being altered; a change made in the form or nature of a thing; a changed condition. The doctors don't see any alteration in the patient's condition.
