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

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca