modification
See also: modificâtion
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from French modification, from Latin modificatio (“a measuring”), from modificare (“to limit, control, modify”); see modify.
PronunciationEdit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌmɑdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌmɒdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
- Hyphenation: mod‧i‧fi‧ca‧tion
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪʃən
NounEdit
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.]
- 1792, Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, Penguin 2004, p. 72:
- Pleasure is the business of woman's life, according to the present modification of society […].
- 1792, Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, Penguin 2004, p. 72:
- (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".
Related termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
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 readingEdit
- modification in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- modification in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911.
AnagramsEdit
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin modificātiō.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
modification f (plural modifications)
SynonymsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “modification” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).