modification
an act or instance of modifying.
the state of being modified; partial alteration.
a modified form; variety.
Biology. a change in a living organism acquired from its own activity or environment and not transmitted to its descendants.
limitation or qualification.
Grammar.
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.
an adjustment in the form of a word as it passes from one language to another.
Origin of modification
1Other words from modification
- in·ter·mod·i·fi·ca·tion, noun
- o·ver·mod·i·fi·ca·tion, noun
- pre·mod·i·fi·ca·tion, noun
- re·mod·i·fi·ca·tion, noun
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How to use modification in a sentence
And more trivial modifications like altering bodily odors and promoting a healthy lifestyle.
As I am in most restaurants, I was grateful for any modifications that could be made.
Migraines can be improved with lifestyle modifications, but most people also require some form of medication.
For tension-type headaches, lifestyle modifications are often the first method to be tried.
Latest in a series of extensions, modifications, and changes as Obamacare does to itself what Republicans wanted to do to it.
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It was a corso blanc, and everyone wore white—chiefly modifications of Pierrot costume—and everyone was masked.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeNor is it necessary here to discuss the hundred and one modifications of the socialistic plan.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockThe most prominent feature in Trevithick's numerous modifications of the steam-engine was the boiler.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis TrevithickThe same general arrangement prevails throughout the building, though here and there certain modifications will be noticed.
Bell's Cathedrals: A Short Account of Romsey Abbey | Thomas PerkinsThis product is dextro-rotatory; the laevo and inactive modifications occur in the so-called baldrianic camphor.
British Dictionary definitions for modification
/ (ˌmɒdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən) /
the act of modifying or the condition of being modified
something modified; the result of a modification
a small change or adjustment
grammar the relation between a modifier and the word or phrase that it modifies
Derived forms of modification
- modificatory or modificative, adjective
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Scientific definitions for modification
[ mŏd′ə-fĭ-kā′shən ]
A change in an organism that results from external influences and cannot be inherited.
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