alterations
alterations is the plural of alteration.
Meaning of alteration
Noun
alteration (countable and uncountable, plural alterations)
- The act of altering or making different.
- …alteration, though it be from worse to better, hath in it inconveniences…1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity
- 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.
- The doctors don't see any alteration in the patient's condition.
Questions about alterations
- What is alterations the plural of?
- Alterations is the plural of alteration.
Words near alterations in the dictionary
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