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Alteration

/ɒl.tə(ɹ)ˈeɪ.ʃən/

The act of altering or making different.

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noun
  1. 1

    The act of altering or making different.

  2. 2

    The state of being altered; a change made in the form or nature of a thing; changed condition.

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changenoun(intransitive) To become something different.
modificationnounThe result of modifying something; a new or changed form.
adjustmentnounThe action of adjusting something
revisionnounThe action or process of reviewing, editing and amending.

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WordDefinition
changenoun(countable, uncountable) The process of becoming different.
adjustmentnounThe action of adjusting something
modificationnounThe result of modifying something; a new or changed form.
revisionnounThe action or process of reviewing, editing and amending.
alteringnounalteration
changingnounChange; alteration.
alternoun(psychology, multiplicity) One of the personalities, identities, or selves in a person with dissociative identity disorder or another form of multiplicity.
modifiednounAny vehicle used in modified racing.
transformationnounThe act of transforming or the state of being transformed.
transformativeThat causes a transformation; causing a notable and lasting change
amendedThat has been modified from a previous form.
conversionnounThe act of converting something or someone.
transformingnountransformation
alternationnounThe reciprocal succession of (normally two) things in time or place; the act of following and being followed by turns; alternate succession, performance, or occurrence
varynoun(obsolete) alteration; change.
variationnounThe act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing.
modifyverb(transitive) To change part of.
variancenounA difference between what is expected and what is observed; deviation.
adaptationnoun(uncountable) The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification.
upgradingnounThe process by which something is upgraded.

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