English
Etymology
compare with French altération.

Pronunciation
IPA: WEAE /�l.t��eɪ.��n/
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:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪ��n|-eɪ��n

Noun

1. The act of altering or making different.

#* Alteration, though it be from worse to better, hath in it incoveniences. --Hooker.

1. The state of being altered; a change made in the form or nature of a thing; changed condition.

#* ...and I saw by the alteration in your face that a train of thought had been started. —Doyle

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