modification

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 External links 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Synonyms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

< French modification < Latin modificatio (“‘a measuring’”) < modificare (“‘to limit, control, modify’”); see modify.

[edit] Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn

[edit] Noun

modification (plural modifications)

1. the act or result of modifying or the condition of being modified
2. an alteration or adjustment to something
   • Jim's modification to the radio's tuning resulted in clearer sound.
3. 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.
4. (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".
5. (linguistics) the change undergone by a word when used in a construction (for instance am => 'm in I'm)

[edit] Related terms

• modify
• modifier

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• modification in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• modification in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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[edit] French

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[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /mɔdifikasjɔ̃/

[edit] Noun

modification f. (plural modifications)

1. modification

[edit] Synonyms

• altération
• transformation