English Explanatory Dictionary

alteration

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of altering or making different.
  2. A minor adjustment to clothing, such as hemming or shortening, to make it fit better.
  3. The state of being altered; a change made in the form or nature of a thing; a changed condition.

Pronunciation

/ɒl.tə(ɹ)ˈeɪ.ʃən/ /ɔl.tɚˈeɪ.ʃən/ /ɑl.tɚˈeɪ.ʃən/ en-us-alteration.ogg

Word forms

alteration alterations

Etymology

From Old French alteracion (French altération), from Medieval Latin alterātiō. Morphologically alter + -ation.

Derived words

alterationist microalteration realteration unalteration

Translations

Amharic: ለውጥ Arabic: تَغْيِيْر Asturian: alteración Bashkir: үҙгәртеү Bulgarian: промяна Bulgarian: изменение Catalan: alteració Chinese Mandarin: 異動 /异动 Danish: forandring Danish: ændring Dutch: verandering Finnish: muutos French: altération French: altérer Galician: alteración German: Änderung German: Veränderung Ancient Greek: ἐξαλλαγή Ido: altero Italian: alterazione Latin: alterātiō Macedonian: промена Māori: panonitanga Māori: whakarerekētanga Norwegian Bokmål: endring Norwegian Bokmål: forandring Odia: ପରିବର୍ତ୍ତନ Portuguese: alteração Romanian: alterare Romanian: modificare Romanian: schimbare Russian: измене́ние Russian: переде́лка Russian: переде́лывание Russian: перестро́йка Russian: преобразова́ние Russian: переме́на Scottish Gaelic: mùthadh Scottish Gaelic: atharrachadh Scottish Gaelic: caochladh Spanish: alteración Spanish: cambio Spanish: modificación
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