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S vs Alter - What's the difference?

s | alter |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As an adjective alter is

.

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    alter

    English

    Alternative forms

    * altre (obsolete)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To change the form or structure of.
  • * Bible, Psalms lxxxix. 34
    • My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.
  • * Shakespeare
    • No power in Venice can alter a decree.
  • * Alexander Pope
    • It gilds all objects, but it alters none.
  • To become different.
  • To tailor clothes to make them fit.
  • To castrate, neuter or spay (a dog or other animal).
  • (obsolete) To agitate; to affect mentally.
    • (Milton)

    Derived terms

    * alterer * alterability * alterative * alterable * alterably

    Related terms

    * alteration * alternate * alternative

    External links

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