alteration
/ɔl.tɚˈeɪ.ʃən/ noun C1- The act of altering or making different.
- 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.
Plural alterations
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“‘And who is this witness, or rather this enemy?’ asked the count, in a tone in which there was a visible alteration.
So alarming did the state of my finances become, that I soon realized that I must either leave the metropolis and rusticate somewhere in the country, or that I must make a complete alteration in my style of living.
Amazed at the alteration of his manner since they last parted, every sentence that he uttered was increasing her embarrassment; and every idea of the impropriety of her being found there recurring to her mind, the few minutes in which they continued together were some of the most uncomfortable of her life.
“Pending the alterations, as I understand.
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