modification
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From French modification, from Latin modificatio (“a measuring”), from modificare (“to limit, control, modify”); see modify.
Pronunciation [edit]
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- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun [edit]
modification (plural modifications)
- the act or result of modifying or the condition of being modified
- an alteration or adjustment to something
- Jim's modification to the radio's tuning resulted in clearer sound.
- a change to an organism as a result of its environment that is not transmissable to offspring
- Due to his sunbathing, Jim's body experienced modifications: he got a tan.
- (linguistics) a change to a word when it is borrowed by another language
- The Chinese word "kòu tóu" had a modification made to become the English "kowtow".
- (linguistics) the change undergone by a word when used in a construction (for instance am => 'm in I'm)
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Translations [edit]
the act or result of modifying or the condition of being modified
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an alteration or adjustment to something
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a change to an organism as a result of its environment
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a change to a word when it is borrowed by another language
the change undergone by a word when used in a construction
External links [edit]
- modification in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- modification in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
French [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /mɔdifikasjɔ̃/
Noun [edit]
modification f (plural modifications)
