Meaning & use
Alterations
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Changes made to something, especially adjustments to a garment's fit or modifications to a building's structure.
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The tailor promised the alterations to the wedding dress would be finished by Friday.
The homeowners applied for a permit before making alterations to the kitchen.
A note on using this word
Alterations is the plural of 'alteration,' from the Latin 'alter,' meaning 'other,' and is especially common in tailoring and construction contexts.
Words with a similar meaning
modificationsadjustmentschanges
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