amendment.

1. A change added to a law, document, or proposal to revise its terms.

2. A material added to soil to improve its condition.

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Words that belong together

• constitutional amendment
• proposed amendment

On the page

The proposed amendment removed the conflicting deadline.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Singular amendment; plural amendments. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, explanation, qualification. Commonness: moderately common.