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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Alteration \Al`ter*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. alt['e]ration.]
     1. The act of altering or making different.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Alteration, though it be from worse to better, hath
              in it incoveniences.                  --Hooker.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The state of being altered; a change made in the form or
        nature of a thing; changed condition.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Ere long might perceive
              Strange alteration in me.             --Milton.
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              Appius Claudius admitted to the senate the sons of
              those who had been slaves; by which, and succeeding
              alterations, that council degenerated into a most
              corrupt.                              --Swift.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Alteration \Al`ter*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. alt['e]ration.]
     1. The act of altering or making different.
  
              Alteration, though it be from worse to better, hath
              in it incoveniences.                  --Hooker.
  
     2. The state of being altered; a change made in the form or
        nature of a thing; changed condition.
  
              Ere long might perceive Strange alteration in me.
                                                    --Milton.
  
              Appius Claudius admitted to the senate the sons of
              those who had been slaves; by which, and succeeding
              alterations, that council degenerated into a most
              corrupt.                              --Swift.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  alteration
       n 1: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or
            phase to another; "the change was intended to increase
            sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the
            worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few
            modifications since his last visit years ago" [syn: change,
             modification]
       2: the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a
          garment) [syn: modification, adjustment]
       3: the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration
          and modification); "it would require a drastic revision of
          his opinion" [syn: revision]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  alteration
     Αγγλικά n.
     η αλλοίωση

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  alteration
     n.
     1 The act of altering or making different.
     2 The state of being altered; a change made in the form or nature of
  a thing; a changed condition.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  alteration
     n.
     1 The act of altering or making different.
     2 The state of being altered; a change made in the form or nature of
  a thing; a changed condition.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  alteration
     n.
     1 The act of altering or making different.
     2 The state of being altered; a change made in the form or nature of
  a thing; a changed condition.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  alteration
     n.
     1 The act of altering or making different.
     2 The state of being altered; a change made in the form or nature of
  a thing; a changed condition.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  alteration
     Englanti n.
     1 vuorottelu
     2 vaihtelu

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  alteration
     n.
     1 förvirring, förskräckelse, oro
     2 (tagg: musik) höjning eller sänkning med ett halvt tonsteg

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Alteration
     Tyska n.
     1 (tagg musik språk=de) alteration; höjning eller sänkning med ett
  halvt tonsteg
     2 (tagg: text=föråldrat) Aufregung, Gemütsbewegung, Schreck,
  Verwirrung

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  alteration
     n.
     1 förvirring, förskräckelse, oro
     2 (tagg: musik) höjning eller sänkning med ett halvt tonsteg

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Alteration /ˌɒltəɹˈeɪʃən/
  التّغيير

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  alteration //ɒl.tə(ɹ)ˈeɪ.ʃən// //ɔl.tɚˈeɪ.ʃən// 
  1. изменение, промяна
  the act of altering or making different
  2. промененост, промяна
  the state of being altered