modification
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See also: modificâtion
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French modification, from Latin modificātiō (“a measuring”), from modificāre (“to limit, control, modify”); see modify.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌmɑdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌmɒdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
Audio (US): (file) - Hyphenation: mod‧i‧fi‧ca‧tion
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
modification (countable and uncountable, plural modifications)
- (obsolete, philosophy) The form of existence belonging to a particular object, entity etc.; a mode of being.
- 1791 (date written), Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: With Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects, London: J Johnson, , published 1792, →OCLC:
- Pleasure is the business of woman's life, according to the present modification of society […]
- (linguistics) the change undergone by a word when used in a construction (for instance am => 'm in I'm)
- The result of modifying something; a new or changed form.
- The act of making a change to something while keeping its essential character intact; an alteration or adjustment.
- behavior modification officer
- 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.
- 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".
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Translations
act or result of modifying or condition of being modified
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alteration or adjustment
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change to an organism
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change to a word
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the change undergone by a word when used in a construction
Further reading
- “modification”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “modification”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From Latin modificātiōnem.
Pronunciation
Noun
modification f (plural modifications)
- modification
- Synonyms: altération, transformation
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Further reading
- “modification”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.