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Definition of alteration noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

alteration

noun
 
/ˌɔːltəˈreɪʃn/
 
/ˌɔːltəˈreɪʃn/
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  1. [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
    verb + alteration
    • carry out
    • do
    • make
    preposition
    • alteration in
    • alteration to
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  2. [uncountable] the act of making a change to something
    • The dress will not need much alteration.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • dramatic
    • extensive
    • fundamental
    verb + alteration
    • carry out
    • do
    • make
    preposition
    • alteration in
    • alteration to
    See full entry
  3. 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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