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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"
    Synonyms :change modification 
    See Also: happening  modify  alter  alter  change  avulsion  mutation  sublimation  surprise  birth  breakup  vagary  fluctuation  conversion  death  decrease  destabilization  increase  easing  deformation  transition  shift  scintillation  play  transmutation  damage  development  revolution  chromosomal_mutation  sex_change  loss_of_consciousness 
 
2)the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
    Synonyms :adjustment modification 
    See Also: change  adjust  modify  alter  alter  laxation  tightening  accommodation  adaptation  tune 
 
3)the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification); "it would require a drastic revision of his opinion"
    Synonyms :revision 
    See Also: transformation  retool  revise  distraction  modulation  qualification  reorganization  metamorphosis 
 




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