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alteration

[ awl-tuh-rey-shuhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the act or process of altering; the state of being altered:
Alteration will improve the dress.
a change; modification or adjustment:
There has been an alteration in our plans.

alteration

/ ˌɔːltəˈreɪʃən /

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

But that pales in comparison to the biggest alteration—the ending.

Close was so distraught by the alteration that she initially refused to take part in the re-shoot.

Nor can they claim that this minor but mercilessly hyped alteration makes a serious dent in the deficit.

At first sight, this may seem but a minor alteration in tone, or nuance.

If they liked it, fine; if not, they would often suggest an alteration.

In any social movement, then, change and alteration in a new direction must be balanced against the demands of social stability.

In length there was no alteration, but the design seems more condensed, more compact, yet slightly wider in the opening.

The ground lately in the shaft has been cleaner killas, and if any alteration, better ground.

Indeed, I do not think that Coleridge made any alteration in the poem since its composition in 1797 and 1800.

If an alteration be required an experienced repairer only can know the kind of bar required.

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