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modification

[ mod-uh-fi-key-shuhn ]

noun

  1. an act or instance of modifying.
  2. the state of being modified; partial alteration.
  3. a modified form; variety.
  4. Biology. a change in a living organism acquired from its own activity or environment and not transmitted to its descendants.
  5. limitation or qualification.
  6. Grammar.
    1. the use of a modifier in a construction, or of modifiers in a class of constructions or in a language.
    2. the meaning of a modifier, especially as it affects the meaning of the word or other form modified:

      Limitation is one kind of modification.

    3. 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.
    4. an adjustment in the form of a word as it passes from one language to another.


modification

/ ˌɒɪɪˈɪʃə /

noun

  1. the act of modifying or the condition of being modified
  2. something modified; the result of a modification
  3. a small change or adjustment
  4. grammar the relation between a modifier and the word or phrase that it modifies
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

modification

/ ŏ′ə-ĭ-ə /

  1. A change in an organism that results from external influences and cannot be inherited.
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Derived Forms

  • ˈǻ徱ھˌٴǰ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • t·ǻi·ھ·tDz noun
  • v·ǻi·ھ·tDz noun
  • mǻ··ھ·tDz noun
  • mǻ··ھ·tDz noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of modification1

1495–1505; < Latin ǻ徱ھپō- (stem of ǻ徱ھپō ), equivalent to ǻ徱ھ ( us ) (past participle of ǻ徱ھ; modify ) + -ō- -ion
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Example Sentences

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For its 2025 maps, Cal Fire made only slight modifications to its model, including the use of more up-to-date climate and extreme weather data.

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Our downward spiral notably includes the spread of invasive species; overexploitation of species; habitat modification, fragmentation and destruction; pollution; and, of course, climate change.

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It starts with the fuel modification zone — open space around the community that can be modified to reduce fire risk by replacing combustible vegetation with fire-resistant shrubs.

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That’s because these modifications already exist in beverages that are on the menu.

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It’s a simple modification of naloxone that cannot get past the blood brain barrier, essentially the brain’s security system.

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