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Definition: Alteration |
AlterationNoun1. 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". 2. The act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment). 3. The act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification); "it would require a drastic revision of his opinion". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "alteration" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Energy | Any change or modification to abuilding's construction. [See Addition]. (references) |
Mining | Any change in the mineralogic composition of a rock brought about by physical or chemical means, esp. by the action of hydrothermal solutions; also, a secondary, i.e., supergene, change in a rock or mineral. Alteration is sometimes considered as a phase of metamorphism, but is usually distinguished from it because of being milder and more localizedthan metamorphism is generally thought to be. (references) |
Personal Care & Hotels | A change made in fitting a new or old garnment. Source: European Union. (references) |
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| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
| alt | English | Alteration | N/A |
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Synonyms: AlterationSynonyms: adjustment (n), change (n), modification (n), revision (n). (additional references) |
| Synonyms by domain: 'change (medicine). |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Change | Noun: change, alteration, mutation, permutation, variation, modification, modulation, inflexion, mood, qualification, innovation, metastasis, deviation, turn, evolution, revolution; diversion; break. |
Difference | Noun: difference; variance, variation, variety; diversity, dissimilarity; disagreement; disparity; (inequality); distinction, contradistinction; alteration. modification, permutation, moods and tenses. |
Variation | Noun: variation; alteration; (change). modification, moods and tenses; discrepance, discrepancy. divergency; deviation; aberration; innovation. Verb: vary; (change); deviate; diverge; alternate, swerve. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
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Screenplays | Let me not to the marriage of true minds admit impedimentslove is not love which alters when it alteration finds (Sense and Sensibility; writing credit: Emma Thompson) | |
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| "Blue Flowers" by Shawn Sutherland Commentary: "I swear I did no color alteration to this photo at all (other than to brighten it a bit). The blue shade of the greenery is due to the setting sun. <br> <br>(Bonus points if you know the song title this image is inspired by)." |
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| Author | Date | Quotation |
John Locke | 1690 | Nor let any one say, that mischief can arise from hence, as often as it shall please a busy head, or turbulent spirit, to desire the alteration of the government. (Second Treatise of Government) |
US Constitution | 1791 | In May 1785, a committee of Congress made a report recommending an alteration in the Articles of Confederation, but no action was taken on it, and it was left to the State Legislatures to proceed in the matter. (reference) |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | When the execution of the contract thus kept alive would owing to the alteration of trade conditions, cause one of the parties substantial prejudice the Mixed Arbitral Tribunal provided for by Section VI shall be empowered to grant to the prejudiced party equitable compensation. (reference) |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | In some ALPS patients a genetic alteration has not yet been found. (references) | |
Many pituitary tumors arise from a genetic alteration in a single pituitary cell which leads to increased cell division and tumor formation. (references) | ||
These diets are less effective than weight loss in normalizing blood glucose and may represent a serious lifestyle alteration for many patients. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Korea | Radios and television sets receive only domestic programming; radios obtained from abroad must be submitted for alteration to operate in a similar manner. (references) |
Guatemala | On April 24, the President of Congress and FRG Party head retired General Efrain Rios Montt was called to appear before a judge regarding his involvement in the alteration of a law after it was voted on in the Congress. (references) | |
Belarus | In a step designed to discourage foreign support for independent media, on March 15 the regime published a decree "On improving the system of receipt and use of humanitarian assistance." Ostensibly aimed at stopping foreign-supported seditious activity, the decree specifically forbids foreign-supported "activities directed at alteration of the constitutional order, overthrow of state power or encouragement of such activities...preparation, administration and organization of elections, referenda, organization of meetings, rallies, demonstrations, pickets, strikes, publication and distribution of promotional materials, organization of seminars and other types of promotional activities involving the population." The decree was the basis for a nationwide crackdown during the electoral campaign on independent media outlets and independent NGO's, many, if not most, of which are supported by the international community. (references) | |
Economic History | Croatia | The powers of the legislature include enactment and amendment of the Constitution, passage of laws, adoption of the state budget, declarations of war and peace, alteration of the boundaries of the Republic, and carrying out elections and appointments to office. (references) |
Trade | Colombia | The merchandise must be re-exported immediately after the pre-authorized period of time, without being subject to any alteration or modification, except for the normal deterioration caused by use. (references) |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
John Adams | 1797-1801 | The question we insist on most is, not whether the alteration is for the better or not, but whether parliament has any right to make any alteration at all. |
James Madison | 1809-1817 | We have a guide to this alteration in several of the amendments which the different conventions have proposed. |
James Monroe | 1817-1825 | An advantageous alteration in our treaty with Tunis has been obtained by our consular agent residing there, the official document of which when received will be laid before the Senate. |
Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | I can not, therefore, recommend to you any alteration in the present tariff of duties. |
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| "Alteration" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Alteration" is used about 683 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 683 | 9,693 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "alteration". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Joshaviah | N/A | Biblical | Alteration |
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Expressions using "alteration": alteration of course ♦ author's alteration ♦ subject to alteration. Additional references. | |
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| Language | Translations for "alteration"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | ndryshim (amendment, change, difference, disparity, dissimilarity, dissimilation, dissimilitude, distinction, inflection, inflexion, innovation, manipulation, metamorphosis, modification, mutation, permutation, recast, reversal, reverse, shift, shifting, switch, transit, transition, turn, variation), modifikim (differentiation, modification, modifications). (various references) | |
Arabic | تقلب (change, fickleness, float, fluctuate, fluctuation, flux, inconsistency, inconstancy, levity, oscillate, oscillation, swing, toss, tumble, turn, variation, versatility, vicissitude, welter), تغيير (change, modification, modulation, revision, transposal, variation), تغير (alter, change, convert, metamorphose, modify, mutate, mutation, range, set of exchange, shift, shift up, swing, turn, variation, vary, vicissitude), تعديل (adjustment, amendment, arrangement, conformation, correction, focussing, mend, mitigation, modification, modulation, overhaul, permutation, revise), تبديل (change, commutation, permutation, replacement, variation), تبدل (alter, change, chop, convert, transform), التحويل (revulsion, transposition). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | промяна (change, chop, countermarch, innovation, mutation, permutation, reversal, sea change, shift, transition, transmutation, turn, turnover, variance, variation), преправяне (remaking, transmutation), поправка (amendment, correction, patching, rectification, renovation, repair, reparation, restoration), изменение (amendment, change, change over, innovation, mutation, permutation, turn, variation). (various references) | |
Chinese | 變動 (change), 改变 (Changed, change-up, Changing). (various references) | |
Czech | adaptace (adaptation, conversion), zmìna (amendment, break, change, changeover, mutation, relief, revision, shift, transformation, variance, variation, vicissitude), modifikace (modifications, variation), úprava (adjustment, finish, form, layout, settlement, treatment, trim). (various references) | |
Danish | plasmamutation (change, plasma mutation), fejl ved vin, ændring (about-face, change, conversion, transformation). (various references) | |
Dutch | alteratie (change, conversion, transformation), wisseling (about-face, change, conversion, transformation), wijngebrek, wýziging (about-face, change, conversion, transformation), verzetting (about-face, change, conversion, transformation), verloop (action, change, conversion, decline, going down, lawsuit, process, transformation), verandering (about-face, change, conversion, transformation), omkeer (about-face, change, conversion, transformation), kentering (change, conversion, transformation), keer (about-face, change, conversion, occasion, time, transformation, turn). (various references) | |
Esperanto | ŝanĝo (about-face, change, conversion, transformation), ŝanĝiĝo (change, conversion, transformation). (various references) | |
Faeroese | skifti (about-face, alternation, change, conversion, transformation), broyting (about-face, change, conversion, transformation). (various references) | |
Farsi | دگرگونی (Change, Metabolism, Metamorphosis, Mutation, Shakeup, Variation, Vicissitude). (various references) | |
Finnish | viinissä oleva virhe, muutos (amendment, change, change-over, variation), korjaus (correction, repair). (various references) | |
French | transformation, retouche, modification, altération. (various references) | |
Frisian | feroaring (about-face, change, conversion, transformation). (various references) | |
German | Veränderung (about-face, change, conversion, diversification, modification, mutation, transformation, variance, variation), Abänderung (amendment, modification, revision), Änderung (about-face, change, conversion, modification, mutation, recreation, refashioning, regeneration, revision, transformation), änderung (adjustment, amendment, change, modification, revision, shift, switch). (various references) | |
Greek | μεταβολή (about face, about turn, change, variation). (various references) | |
Hebrew | שנוי (change, modification, mutation, revision, shift, studied, turnover, variation), אלטרציה, השתנות (change, changing, mutation, variability), סרוגים (intermission, intermittence). (various references) | |
Hungarian | változás (about-face, change, chop, conversion, fluctuation, let-up, mutation, round, shift, transformation, variation), átalakulás (altering, metamorphosis, transformation, transmogrification, transmutation, turning), változtatás (altering, change, changeover, modification, shift), megváltoztatás (altering, veer), megváltozás (altering), módosulás (altering, shift), módosítás (altering, amendment, modification, qualification). (various references) | |
Italian | cambiamento (about-face, change, conversion, leap, mutation, reversal, shake up, shift, switch, transformation, turn). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 替え (change, substitute), 改正 (amendment, revision), 改正 (amendment, revision), 変造 (debasement, defacement, falsification, forgery), 変移 (change, mutation, transmutation), 変化 (apparition, bugbear, change, conjugation, declension, diversity, ghost, goblin, inflection, metamorphosis, mutation, transfiguration, transformation, transition, variation, variety), 変更 (change, modification), 変わり (change, difference, strangeness), 修正 (amendment, correction, modification, retouching, revision, update). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | しゅうせい (adjustment, aggregation, all one's life, amendment, correction, lifelong, modification, retouching, revision, sound of the autumn wind, trait, update), かいせい (amendment, changing one's family name, good weather, harmonious voice, Kaisei, resurrection, resuscitation, revision, vocal harmony), かわり (a replacement, a turn, alternate, an exchange transaction, change, compensation, deputy, difference, proxy, relief, second helping, strangeness, substitute), かえ (change, changing, proxy, rate of exchange, substitute), へんぞう (debasement, defacement, falsification, forgery), へんか (change, conjugation, declension, diversity, inflection, metamorphosis, mutation, ode in reply, transfiguration, transformation, transition, variation, variety), へんい (change, change of position, mutation, rogue, transmutation, variation), へんこう (change, deflection, inclination, modification, partiality, polarization, polarized light, propensity, tendency). (various references) | |
Korean | 변경 (change, changeover, Changing). (various references) | |
Manx | neeallaght (alteration facial). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | alterationay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | alteração (change, change-over, codicil, disturbance, falsification, gale, gerrymander, modification, permutation, remake, transmutation, trans-shipment, turn, variation), mudança (change, change-over, clabber, conversion, move, mutation, phase, shift, switch-over, transference, transformation, transition, turn, variance, variation, veering, vicissitude), modificação (converting, deformation, mutation, phase, qualification, reform, reformation, remake, transformation, turn, veering, vicissitude), defeito do vinho. (various references) | |
Romanian | schimbare (about-face, change, changeableness, chop, conversion, exchange, fluctuation, modification, mutability, mutation, novelty, passage, shift, transformation, unsteadiness, vacillation, variability, variance, variation). (various references) | |
Russian | изменение (amendment, change, change over, movement, mutation, permutation, reversal, variance, variation). (various references) | |
Scottish | atharrach (alteration : an t-atharrach, change). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | prepravka (alter, redecoration, remake). (various references) | |
Spanish | alteración (change, disturbance), transformación (change, conversion, processing, transformation, transition), retoque (retouch), reforma (improvement, reform, reformation, upgrade), mutación del plasma (change, plasma mutation), modificación (change, conversion, modification, revision), defecto del vino, cambio (adjustment, barter, break, change, changing, chop, conjugation, conversion, corrosion, deflection, development, deviation, dislocation, displacement, distortion, do I change, evolution, exchange, gear, interchange, part exchange, shift, small change, swap, switch, switch over, swop, the change, variety, veer). (various references) | |
Sranan | kenki (about-face, alter, change, conversion, transformation, turn). (various references) | |
Swedish | förändring (about-face, change, conversion, mutation, shift, transformation, turn), ändring (amendment, change, changing, conversion, modification, revision, switch, transformation). (various references) | |
Turkish | tadilat, değiştirme (changing, commutation, conversion, disguise, exchange, interchange, leavening, modification, recast, reformation, re-formation, replacement, shift, switch, trans-), değişme (changing, chopping, interchange, shift, switch, transition, transmutation, turn, vicissitude), değişim (change, changing, meta-, metamorphosis, mutation, permutation, switch, turn, variation), değişiklik (change, chopping, diversification, innovation, kink, modification, recast, shift, variance, variegation, variety, vicissitude), başkalaşma. (various references) | |
Turkmen | ьяtgeюiklik (difference, modification). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | зміна (alternation, casting, change, mutation, relay, revolution, shift, spell, take over, turnover, variance), переробка (adaptation, elaboration, readjustment, recast, remake, revision), перебудова (realignment, rearrangement), деформація (distortion, elasticity, yielding). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | sự thay đổi (change, mutation, transformation), sự sửa lại (redress, relief), sự sửa đổi (modification, spoliation), sự biến đổi (transmutation, variation), sự đổi (change, exchange). (various references) | |
Welsh | newid (alter, change), cyfnewidiad (change). (various references) | |
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| Language | Period | Translations |
| Greek | 700 BCE-300 CE | parallaxis. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | commutatio, commutatione, commutationem, commutationes, commutationibus, commutationum, commutatus, inmutatio, mutatio, mutationes, transitus, vicissitudo. (various references) |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "alteration": alterations. (additional references) | |
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"Alteration" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: aliteration, altacation, altaration, alterarion, alterration, altredian, alturation, arteration, aturation, enliteration, lateration, malversation. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "alteration" (pronounced ô'lterā"shun) |
| 6 | -t er ā" sh u n | reiteration, restoration. |
| 5 | -er ā" sh u n | federation, figuration, acceleration, aberration, admiration, adoration, agglomeration, amelioration, aspiration, cogeneration, collaboration, coloration, commemoration, confederation, configuration, conglomeration, consideration, cooperation, corporation, corroboration, deceleration, declaration, decoration, degeneration, deliberation, desperation, discoloration, elaboration, enumeration, evaporation, exaggeration, exasperation, exhilaration, exoneration, expiration, exploration, generation, inauguration, incarceration, incorporation, inspiration, laceration, liberation, maturation, moderation, nonproliferation, operation, perforation, perspiration, preparation, proliferation, reconfiguration, reconsideration, recuperation, redecoration, refrigeration, regeneration, reincorporation, reinvigoration, remuneration, reparation, respiration, reverberation, saturation, separation, toleration. |
| 4 | -ā" sh u n | facilitation, falsification, fascination, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, filtration, abrogation, acclimation, accommodation, abbreviation, abdication, abomination, accreditation, accumulation, accusation, acidification, activation, adaptation, adjudication, administration, adulation, advocation, affectation, affiliation, affirmation, aggravation, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, allocation, alphabetization, altercation, amalgamation, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, anticipation, antidiscrimination, appellation, application, appreciation, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, assassination, assimilation, association, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, bifurcation, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, coagulation, codification, cogitation, cohabitation, collectivization, colonization, colorization, combination, commendation, commercialization, communication, communization, compensation, compilation, complication, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conciliation, condemnation, condensation, confabulation, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, connotation, consecration, conservation, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, consultation, consummation, contamination, contemplation, continuation, conversation, convocation, coordination, coronation, correlation, creation, cremation, criminalization, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, decentralization, decertification, decontamination, decriminalization, dedication, defamation, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, denationalization, denomination, denuclearization, denunciation, depopulation, deportation, depravation, depreciation, depredation, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalination, desalinization, desecration, desegregation, desiccation, designation, desolation, destabilization, destination, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, dictation, differentiation, dilatation, dilation, discontinuation, discrimination, disembarkation, disinclination, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disputation, disqualification, dissemination, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, distillation, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, echolocation, edification, education, ejaculation, elation, electrification, elevation, elimination, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emulation, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evocation, exacerbation, examination, excavation, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, exfoliation, exhalation, exhortation, exhumation, expatriation, expectation, experimentation, explanation, explication, exploitation, expropriation, extermination, extrapolation, fabrication, fixation, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fragmentation, frustration, fumigation, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, gentrification, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hibernation, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, identification, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, impregnation, improvisation, imputation, inactivation, incantation, incapacitation, incarnation, inclination, incoordination, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indoctrination, industrialization, infatuation, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhabitation, inhalation, initiation, innovation, inoculation, insemination, insinuation, installation, instigation, institutionalization, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, integration, intensification, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, inundation, invalidation, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, justification, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, libration, ligation, limitation, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, lubrication, machination, magnetization, magnification, malformation, manifestation, manipulation, marginalization, masturbation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, miscreation, misidentification, misinformation, misinterpretation, misrepresentation, mitigation, mobilization, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, motivation, multiplication, mummification, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nondiscrimination, normalization, notation, notification, nucleation, nullification, obfuscation, obligation, observation, occupation, optimization, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overpopulation, overregulation, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, pasteurization, penetration, permutation, perpetuation, personalization, personification, perturbation, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politicization, pollination, pontification, popularization, population, precipitation, predestination, prefabrication, premeditation, preoccupation, presentation, preservation, pressurization, privation, privatization, probation, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, profanation, prognostication, pronunciation, propagation, proration, prostration, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, rationalization, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, recertification, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recommendation, reconciliation, reconfirmation, recreation, recrimination, rectification, rededication, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reforestation, reformation, refutation, regimentation, registration, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reincarnation, reinterpretation, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, renationalization, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, repatriation, replication, representation, repudiation, reputation, reregulation, reservation, resignation, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, reunification, revaluation, revelation, revitalization, revocation, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanitation, saponification, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, segmentation, segregation, sensation, sequestration, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, subordination, subsidization, substantiation, suburbanization, suffocation, summation, superstation, syndication, tabulation, taxation, telecommunication, temptation, termination, titillation, transformation, transillumination, translation, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, vulgarization, westernization. |
| 3 | -sh u n | faction, fashion, fiction, fission, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, accession, abduction, abolition, abortion, accretion, acquisition, action, addiction, addition, admission, admonition, adoption, advection, affection, affliction, aggression, alliteration, alternation, ambition, ammunition, antiabortion, anticorruption, apparition, apportion, apprehension, ascension, ashen, assertion, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, beautician, benediction, brutalization, caption, carburetion, caution, circulation, circumspection, clinician, coalition, coercion, cognition, collection, commission, commotion, compassion, competition, completion, complexion, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, conception, conceptualization, concession, concoction, concussion, condescension, condition, conduction, confection, confession, conjunction, connection, conniption, conscription, constitution, constriction, construction, consumption, contention, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conviction, convolution, convulsion, correction, corruption, counterrevolution, crucifixion, cushion, deception, decimation, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, deduction, defection, definition, deletion, demolition, demotion, dentition, depiction, depletion, deposition, depression, dereliction, description, desertion, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, devolution, devotion, diction, dietitian, diffraction, digression, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, disconnection, discretion, discussion, disinfection, disposition, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissension, dissolution, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, dysfunction, edition, egyptian, ejection, election, electrician, electrocution, elocution, emission, emotion, emulsion, encryption, erection, erudition, eruption, eviction, evolution, exaction, exception, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exhibition, expansion, expedition, exposition, expression, expulsion, extension, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, flexion, formalization, fraction, freshen, friction, fruition, function, gentian, geriatrician, gumption, hessian, homogenization, hypertension, hypotension, ignition, impassion, imperfection, imposition, impression, inaction, inception, incineration, indiscretion, induction, infarction, infection, inflection, infliction, infraction, inhibition, injection, injunction, inquisition, inscription, insertion, inspection, institution, instruction, insurrection, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, interruption, intersection, introduction, introspection, intuition, invention, junction, jurisdiction, juxtaposition, lilliputian, liposuction, liquefaction, locomotion, logician, lotion, magician, malfunction, malnutrition, mansion, martian, mathematician, mention, midsection, misapprehension, misconception, misimpression, misperception, mission, mortician, motion, munition, musician, nonaggression, nonfiction, nonprescription, notion, nutrition, objection, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, ocean, omission, opposition, oppression, optician, option, overconsumption, overexpansion, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, oversimplification, partition, passion, patrician, pediatrician, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, permission, persecution, petition, physician, politician, pollution, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, preconception, precondition, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, preignition, premonition, prescription, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, procession, production, profession, progression, prohibition, projection, promotion, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, protection, ration, reaction, reassertion, reception, recession, recognition, recollection, recondition, reconstruction, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reflection, regression, reimposition, reinspection, reintegration, reintroduction, reinvention, rejection, remission, rendition, repercussion, repetition, reposition, repossession, repression, reproduction, requisition, resolution, restitution, restriction, resumption, resurrection, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, sanction, satisfaction, secession, secretion, section, sedition, seduction, selection, session, solution, statistician, submission, subscription, subsection, substation, substitution, subtraction, succession, suction, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, tactician, technician, tension, theoretician, titian, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transgression, transition, transmission, tuition, venetian, volition, workstation. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-e-i-l-n-o-r-t-t" | |
-1 letter: alienator, natrolite, rationale. | |
-2 letters: aeration, alterant, attainer, notarial, oriental, rational, reattain, relation, tarletan, tolerant, trotline. | |
-3 letters: aeolian, aileron, alation, alienor, arietta, arnatto, elation, intreat, iterant, latrine, nattier, nitrate, ratline, rattail, reliant, retinal, retinol, tertial, tertian, tetanal, toenail, tortile, trenail, triolet, tritone. | |
-4 letters: aerial, aliner, anatto, antiar, antler, antral, aortae, aortal, areola, aroint, atonal, atoner. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-e-i-l-n-o-r-t-t" | |
+1 letter: alterations, altercation, alternation, retaliation. | |
+2 letters: adulteration, alliteration, altercations, alternations, intercoastal, laterization, replantation, reputational, retaliations. | |
+3 letters: adulterations, alliterations, cartelization, extrapolating, extrapolation, interactional, intercalation, international, laterizations, nontheatrical, orientational, pentobarbital, permutational, rationalities, replantations, retranslation, terminational. | |
+4 letters: antiregulatory, cartelizations, centralization, contradictable, dissertational, extrapolations, intercalations, internationals, lateralization, literalization, neutralization, operationalist, pentobarbitals, perturbational, presentational, progestational, recapitulation, rehabilitation, reimplantation, reinstallation, retinoblastoma, retranslations, revitalization, tatterdemalion, thermalization, traditionalize, trihalomethane. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Digital Art 8. Quotations: Historic | 9. Quotations: Non-fiction 10. Quotations: Speeches 11. Usage Frequency 12. Names: Derived from | 13. Expressions 14. Expressions: Internet 15. Translations: Modern 16. Translations: Ancient | 17. Abbreviations 18. Acronyms 19. Derivations 20. Rhymes | 21. Anagrams 22. Bibliography |
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