Alteration

Definitions

1. The act of altering or making different.
   countable, uncountable
2. A minor adjustment to clothing, such as hemming or shortening, to make it fit better.
   countable, uncountable
3. The state of being altered; a change made in the form or nature of a thing; a changed condition.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“…alteration, though it be from worse to better, hath in it inconveniences…”

“…and I saw⟳ by the alteration in your face⟳ that a train⟳ of thought had been started.”

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