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modificand

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[mod-uh-fi-kand] / ˈmɒd ə fɪˌkænd /

noun

Grammar.
  1. a word that is modified, or qualified, by another. In red books, books is a modificand.


Etymology

Origin of modificand

1825–35; < Latin modificāndum (a thing) to be measured or limited, gerund of modificāre to modify

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