MODIFICATION

alteration, modification, adjustment

(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”

change, alteration, 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”

modification, qualifying, limiting

(noun) the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

modification (countable and uncountable, plural modifications)

(obsolete, philosophy) The form of existence belonging to a particular object, entity etc.; a mode of being. [17th–19th c.]

(linguistics) the change undergone by a word when used in a construction (for instance am => 'm in I'm) [from 17th c.]

The result of modifying something; a new or changed form. [from 17th c.]

The act of making a change to something while keeping its essential character intact; an alteration or adjustment. [from 18th c.]

• Jim's modification to the radio's tuning resulted in clearer sound.

(biology) A change to an organism as a result of its environment that is not transmissable to offspring. [from 19th c.]

• 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".

Anagrams

• domification

Source: Wiktionary

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Mod`i*fi*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. modificatio a measuring: cf. F. modification. See Modify.]

Definition: The act of modifying, or the state of being modified; a modified form or condition; state as modified; a change; as, the modification of an opinion, or of a machine; the various modifications of light. Bentley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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