altération

See also: alteration

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin alterātiō. By surface analysis, altérer +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.te.ʁa.sjɔ̃/

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Noun

altération f (plural altérations)

1. alteration
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   Coordinate terms: dièse, bémol, bécarre

   altération accidentelle ― an accidental

   altération constitutive ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Further reading

• “altération”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.