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alteration
noun
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 10
- Starts with
- A
- Ends with
- N
- Contains
- LTERATIO
- Scrabble score
- 10
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ɒl.tə(ɹ)ˈeɪ.ʃən
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Meaning
Definitions
noun
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
noun
the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)
“it would require a drastic revision of his opinion”
noun
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
“the change was intended to increase sales”
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Example Sentences
it would require a drastic revision of his opinion
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
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