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Origin of change

1175–1225; (v.) Middle English cha(u)ngen < Anglo-French, Old French changer < Late Latin cambiāre, Latin cambīre to exchange; (noun) Middle English cha(u)nge < Anglo-French, Old French, noun derivative of the v.

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1. Change, alter both mean to make a difference in the state or condition of a thing or to substitute another state or condition. To change is to make a material difference so that the thing is distinctly different from what it was: to change one's opinion. To alter is to make some partial change, as in appearance, but usually to preserve the identity: to alter a dress, as by raising the hem ( to change a dress would mean to put on a different one).

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British Dictionary definitions for change

change
/ (tʃeɪndʒ) /

verb

noun

Derived forms of change

changeless, adjective changelessly, adverb changelessness, noun changer, noun

Word Origin for change

C13: from Old French changier, from Latin cambīre to exchange, barter

Idioms and Phrases with change

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