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modification

noun
/ˌmɑdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/US/ˌmɒdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/UK

Etymology

From Middle English modificatioune, from Middle French modification and its etymon Latin modificātiō (“a measuring”), from modificāre (“to limit, control, modify”); see modify. By surface analysis, modify + -ication.

  1. derived from modificātiō
  2. derived from modification
  3. inherited from modificatioune

Definitions

  1. The act of assessing and prescribing a payment, penalty, price, valuation, etc.

    • Mekle Kindeass 2 b. 1 f. and £3 12s 1d . . . . and whatever augmentation . . be ye lords commissioners . . . . for modificaton of stipends and plantation of kirks . . . .

  2. The form of existence belonging to a particular object, entity etc.

    The form of existence belonging to a particular object, entity etc.; a mode of being.

    • Pleasure is the business of woman's life, according to the present modification of society […]

  3. The change undergone by a word when used in a construction.

  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. The result of modifying something

      The result of modifying something; a new or changed form.

    2. The act of making a change to something while keeping its essential character intact

      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.

    3. A change to an organism as a result of its environment that is not transmissable to…

      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.

    4. A change to a word when it is borrowed by another language.

      • The Chinese word kòutóu had a modification made to become the English kowtow.

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Derived

automodification, biomodification, body modification, Charette modification, demodification, Doebner modification, Furukawa modification, genetic modification, geomodification, glycomodification, hydromodification, hypermodification, hypomodification, micromodification, modification enzyme, nanomodification, overmodification, phosphomodification, photomodification, postmodification, posttranslational modification, post-translational modification, premodification, remodification, thiomodification, undermodification

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at modification. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at modification. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at modification

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA