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1. The act or procedure of becoming different: Mary's mother made an alteration to her daughter's dress so it would fit properly.
2. A condition resulting from a modification: Since Lynn and her friend didn't have so much money, the made an alteration in their plans for the summer holiday, and stayed home instead of going on a cruise.
3. An event that occurs when something passes from one condition or phase to an another one: An occurrence is an alteration when something goes or proceeds from one situation to another.
2. A condition resulting from a modification: Since Lynn and her friend didn't have so much money, the made an alteration in their plans for the summer holiday, and stayed home instead of going on a cruise.
3. An event that occurs when something passes from one condition or phase to an another one: An occurrence is an alteration when something goes or proceeds from one situation to another.
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alter-
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-ation, -ization (-iz[e] + -ation); -isation (British spelling variation)
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(Greek: change, alteration; return, exchange)
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“alteration”
A process of rock changes whereby certain minerals in a rock are changed into clay minerals: The students learned about argillic alteration that can take place when specific solid homogeneous inorganic substances are turned into minerals found in clay.
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argill-, argillo- +
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-ation, -ization (-iz[e] + -ation); -isation (British spelling variation)
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