Alteration Meaning
/ɒl.tə(ɹ)ˈeɪ.ʃən/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe act of altering or making different.
nounThe act of altering or making different., A minor adjustment to clothing, such as hemming or shortening, to make it fit better.
Sentence Examples
The plan is incapable of alteration.
The sales plan allows of no alteration.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
A small ____ in the recipe improved the flavor of the soup dramatically.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The dress required a minor ____ before it was ready for the wedding.
Word Origin & History
From Old French alteracion (French altération), from Medieval Latin alterātiō. Morphologically alter + -ation.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"…alteration, though it be from worse to better, hath in it inconveniences…"
— 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity:
"…and I saw by the alteration in your face that a train of thought had been started."
— 1892, Arthur Conan Doyle, “The Resident Patient”, in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
A small ____ in the recipe improved the flavor of the soup dramatically.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The dress required a minor ____ before it was ready for the wedding.