Associations to the word «Alteration»

Wiktionary

ALTERATION, noun. The act of altering or making different.
ALTERATION, noun. The state of being altered; a change made in the form or nature of a thing; changed condition.

Dictionary definition

ALTERATION, noun. An event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago".
ALTERATION, noun. The act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment).
ALTERATION, noun. The act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification); "it would require a drastic revision of his opinion".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats