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Meaning of Alteration | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ɒl.tə(ɹ)ˈeɪ.ʃən

Definitions

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

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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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