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modification |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Modification \Mod`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. modificatio a measuring: cf F. modification. See {Modify}.] 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: modification n 1: the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) [syn: {alteration}, {adjustment}] 2: a slightly modified copy; not an exact copy: "a modification of last year's model" 3: the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase [syn: {qualifying}, {limiting}] 4: 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" [syn: {change}, {alteration}]
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