alteration

[ awl-tuh-rey-shuhn ]

/ ˌɔl təˈreɪ ʃən /

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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.

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Origin of alteration

1350–1400; Middle English alteracioun<Medieval Latin alterātiōn- (stem of alterātiō). See alter, -ation

OTHER WORDS FROM alteration

pre·al·ter·a·tion, nounpro·al·ter·a·tion, adjectivere·al·ter·a·tion, noun

Words nearby alteration

Altdorfer, Alte Pinakothek, alter, alterable, alterant, alteration, alterative, altercate, altercation, altered chord, altered state of consciousness

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Example sentences from the Web for alteration

McClellan, the Senate sponsor, told the Times-Dispatch and ProPublica she was unaware of the alteration until the news organizations asked her about it, months after the bill passed.
Inside the Utility Company Lobbying Blitz That Will Hike Electric Bills|by Patrick Wilson, Richmond Times-Dispatch|October 9, 2020|ProPublica
They enter some kind of what’s called “disconnection state,” and they have a profound alteration of consciousness at high doses.
How Are Psychedelics and Other Party Drugs Changing Psychiatry? (Ep. 433)|Stephen J. Dubner|October 1, 2020|Freakonomics
The DNA alterations act like bookmarks that help cells to quickly retrieve those genomic instructions and carry them out — not only “for the infection you saw the first time but any infection,” Netea said.
‘Trained Immunity’ Offers Hope in Fight Against Coronavirus|Esther Landhuis|September 14, 2020|Quanta Magazine
Nor have coaches made any alterations in their team strategies.
Why Are The WNBA’s ‘Home’ Teams Feeling So At Home In The Bubble?|Howard Megdal|August 19, 2020|FiveThirtyEight

This stands true particularly for the e-commerce industry, which went through multiple changes during the three-month lockdown and continues to see more alterations even in the unlock phase.
The new normal has opened up new job roles in the Indian e-commerce industry|Sankar Bora|July 3, 2020|Quartz
Close was so distraught by the alteration that she initially refused to take part in the re-shoot.
Return of the Bunny Boiler: Fatal Attraction’s World Stage Premiere|Nico Hines|March 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If they liked it, fine; if not, they would often suggest an alteration.
More Juicy Election Details|The Daily Beast|January 11, 2010|DAILY BEAST
No alteration of the facts of life is necessary, but only a change of attitude.
Mother Earth, Vol. 1 No. 1, March 1906|Various
Such acts might easily be made use of by the Emperor and his council to effect an alteration in the character of those bodies.
The Thirty Years' War|Samuel Rawson Gardiner
It is unnecessary to say that the heated wines had not experienced the least alteration.
Louis Pasteur|Ren Vallery-Radot
The effect of this alteration would be to remove also the useless and improper restriction on the sale of game.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 66, No 405, July 1849|Various
We have shown that as for the alteration of Crates, it makes no difference whether it be read so or not.
The Geography of Strabo, Volume I (of 3)|Strabo

British Dictionary definitions for alteration

alteration

/ (ˌɔːltəˈreɪʃən) /

noun

an adjustment, change, or modification

the act of altering or state of being altered

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