alteration.
The act of altering or making different.
Meaning & usage
The act of altering or making different.
The act of altering or making different. 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.
Where this word comes from
From Old French alteracion (French altération), from Medieval Latin alterātiō. Morphologically alter + -ation.
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