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- [mod-uh-fi-key-shuh n]
- /ˌmɒd ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən/
- /ˌmɒd.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
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- [mod-uh-fi-key-shuh n]
- /ˌmɒd ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən/
Definitions of modification word
- noun modification an act or instance of modifying. 1
- noun modification the state of being modified; partial alteration. 1
- noun modification a modified form; variety. 1
- noun modification Biology. a change in a living organism acquired from its own activity or environment and not transmitted to its descendants. 1
- noun modification limitation or qualification. 1
- noun modification Grammar. the use of a modifier in a construction, or of modifiers in a class of constructions or in a language. the meaning of a modifier, especially as it affects the meaning of the word or other form modified: Limitation is one kind of modification. 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. an adjustment in the form of a word as it passes from one language to another. 1
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Origin of modification
First appearance:
before 1495 One of the 26% oldest English words
1495-1505; < Latin modificātiōn- (stem of modificātiō), equivalent to modificāt(us) (past participle of modificāre; see modify) + -iōn- -ion
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Parts of speech for Modification
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modification popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
modification usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for modification
noun modification
- conversion — Conversion is the act or process of changing something into a different state or form.
- adjustment — An adjustment is a small change that is made to something such as a machine or a way of doing something.
- alteration — An alteration is a change in or to something.
- correction — Corrections are marks or comments made on a piece of work, especially school work, which indicate where there are mistakes and what are the right answers.
- adaptation — An adaptation of a book or play is a film or a television programme that is based on it.
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