Associations to the word «Modification»

Wiktionary

MODIFICATION, noun. The act or result of modifying or the condition of being modified
MODIFICATION, noun. An alteration or adjustment to something
MODIFICATION, noun. A change to an organism as a result of its environment that is not transmissable to offspring
MODIFICATION, noun. (linguistics) a change to a word when it is borrowed by another language
MODIFICATION, noun. (linguistics) the change undergone by a word when used in a construction (for instance am => 'm in I'm)

Dictionary definition

MODIFICATION, noun. The act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment).
MODIFICATION, noun. Slightly modified copy; not an exact copy; "a modification of last year's model".
MODIFICATION, noun. The grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase.
MODIFICATION, noun. An event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago".

Wise words

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