alteration

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌɔltəˈreɪʃən/ UK /ˌɔːltəˈreɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a change or modification to something

The tailor made a few alterations to the jacket.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a change or modification to... change modification adjustment amendment revision variation

Opposites

preservation permanence constancy

Word family

Related forms alter alterable alterative

Etymology

From Medieval Latin alterātiō, from Latin alterāre ('to change'), from alter ('other, the other of two').

alterāre Latin alter Latin

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