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1. (n.) modification
an act or instance of modifying or the state of being modified.
2. modification
a modified form; variety.
3. modification
a change in an organism acquired during its lifetime and not inheritable.
4. modification
limitation or qualification.
5. modification
the use of modifiers in a construction or language.
6. modification
the meaning a modifier has, esp. as it affects the meaning of the word or other form modified, as in limitation.
7. modification
a change in the phonological shape of a morpheme, word, or other form when it functions as an element in a construction, as the change of not to n't in doesn't.
Etymology: (1495–1505; < L)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) alteration, modification, adjustment
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
2. (noun) modification
slightly modified copy; not an exact copy
"a modification of last year's model"
3. (noun) modification, qualifying, limiting
the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase
4. (noun) change, alteration, modification
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"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Modification
the act of modifying, or the state of being modified; a modified form or condition; state as modified; a change; as, the modification of an opinion, or of a machine; the various modifications of light
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