alteration

== English == === Etymology === From Old French alteracion (French altération), from Medieval Latin alterātiō. Morphologically alter +‎ -ation. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ɒl.tə(ɹ)ˈeɪ.ʃən/ (US) IPA(key): /ɔl.tɚˈeɪ.ʃən/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ɑl.tɚˈeɪ.ʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === alteration (countable and uncountable, plural alterations) The act of altering or making different. A minor adjustment to clothing, such as hemming or shortening, to make it fit better. The state of being altered; a change made in the form or nature of a thing; a changed condition. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “alteration”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. “alteration”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. == Interlingua == === Noun === alteration (plural alterationes) change, alteration