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Definition of “alteration

alteration (ˌɔːltəˈreɪʃənPronunciation for alteration

Definitions

noun

  1. an adjustment, change, or modification
  2. the act of altering or state of being altered

Usage examples

  • Your 1999 study on the alteration of recollection of early sexual experience was groundbreaking.
    Val McDermid, THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002)
  • The job description of the forest guard requires alteration.
    India Today (1998)
  • In a civilized country there is due process for the creation (or alteration ) of laws through our elected officials.
    Ottawa Sun (2003)
  • `In Ireland, a delay of 18 hours would be considered a `significant alteration.
    Sun, News of the World (2004)
  • Essex County Council 1986. Essex structure plan proposed alteration.
    Brindley,Tim & Rydin, Yvonne & Stoker, Gerry, Remaking Planning: the politics of urban change in the Thatcher years (1989)

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