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modification
[ mod-uh-fi-key-shuhn ]
noun
- 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.
modification
/ ˌmɒdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən /
noun
- 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
modification
/ mŏd′ə-fĭ-kā′shən /
- A change in an organism that results from external influences and cannot be inherited.
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Derived Forms
- ˈmodifiˌcatory, adjective
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Other Words From
- inter·modi·fi·cation noun
- over·modi·fi·cation noun
- premod·i·fi·cation noun
- remod·i·fi·cation noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of modification1
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Example Sentences
To be clear, these numbers are exactly what each organization reported without manipulation or modification.
Trafficking is complicated and the source material is subject to “modification.”
It is not clear if this could lead to a modification of stated U.S. policy that Iran should not have “one centrifuge turning.”
Or you can think about a pilot mortgage modification program.
But as Vaillant aged with the men, he discovered that even his modified model of maturation needed modification.
Modification in its terms growing in part out of these new conditions will subsequently be required from time to time.
But our eloquence accomplished p. 107little—some small modification regarding mixed trains, and that was all.
Hitherto there had been no suggestion of a possible modification of attitude towards his suit.
A modification of his scheme flashed through his brain, and he decided to adopt it forthwith.
Every word in a theme should be there for a purpose, expressing some important modification of the thought.
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