- [countable] a change to something that makes it different
- major/minor alterations
- alteration to something They are making some alterations to the house.
- alteration in something an alteration in the baby’s heartbeat
Extra Examples- We will have to make a slight alteration to the plans.
- There will be no alteration in corporation tax.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dramatic
- extensive
- fundamental
- …
- carry out
- do
- make
- …
- alteration in
- alteration to
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- [uncountable] the act of making a change to something
- The dress will not need much alteration.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dramatic
- extensive
- fundamental
- …
- carry out
- do
- make
- …
- alteration in
- alteration to
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin alteratio(n-), from the verb alterare, from Latin alter ‘other’.
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