alteration

Noun
US[awl-ter-ey-shuhn]/ˌɔltɚˈeɪʃən/4 syllables
Synonyms: changemodificationadjustmentrevision

Open English WordNet

Noun (3)alterations

  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”Synonyms: changemodificationType of happening, occurrenceKinds death, variation, increase, damage, decrease, development, transformation, revolution, deceleration, surprise +18 more
  2. the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)Synonyms: modificationadjustmentType of changeKinds tightening, adaptation, loosening, tune, accommodation
  3. the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)“it would require a drastic revision of his opinion”Synonyms: revisionType of transformation, translationKinds qualification, transfiguration, modulation, distraction, reorganization

Related words alter verb, change verb, adjust verb, revise verb

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Al′ter·a′tion (…), noun

Origin: Cf. F. altération.

1. The act of altering or making different.

Alteration, though it be from worse to better, hath in it incoveniences.— Richard Hooker

2. The state of being altered; a change made in the form or nature of a thing; changed condition.

Ere long might perceive Strange alteration in me.— John Milton
Appius Claudius admitted to the senate the sons of those who had been slaves; by which, and succeeding alterations, that council degenerated into a most corrupt.— Jonathan Swift

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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