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modification

[mod-uh-fi-key-shuhn]

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noun

an act or instance of modifying.

the state of being modified; partial alteration.

a modified form; variety.

Biology. a change in a living organism acquired from its own activity or environment and not transmitted to its descendants.

limitation or qualification.

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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.

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Origin:
1495–1505; < Latin modificātiōn- (stem of modificātiō), equivalent to modificāt(us) (past participle of modificāre; see modify) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms

in·ter·mod·i·fi·ca·tion, noun

o·ver·mod·i·fi·ca·tion, noun

pre·mod·i·fi·ca·tion, noun

re·mod·i·fi·ca·tion, noun

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Modification is always a great word to know.

So is vascular. Does it mean:

a mass of protoplasm found in most cells, directing their growth, metabolism, reproduction, and functioning in the transmission of genic characters

pertaining to or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids, as blood, lymph, or sap

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Example Sentences

Lynch and the bank hammered out the outline of a loan modification plan.

Certain requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

Hitherto, genetic modification has been the work of apprentices and journeymen.

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Lynch and the bank hammered out the outline of a loan modification plan.

Certain requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

Hitherto, genetic modification has been the work of apprentices and journeymen.

Vegetable plants can be modified in the field through crossbreeding and in the lab using genetic modification.

What is important is that genetic modification is not one thing.

But now that modification method could become unnecessary.

The modification will not take place until you sign an affidavit promising you'll get counseling.

All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with a disability.

Since genetic modification would help with this, it would be handy if people abandoned their prejudice against it.

Organic food relies little on genetic modification or pesticides.

According to the study's results, this receptor modification actually improves the recall of emotional memories.

Instead, researchers are looking for broader changes that are produced by gene modification and can't be masked.

The data also show a distinct health benefit for those in the behavioral modification group.

Some studies show that behavioral modification is as effective as medication.

But, in this case, the epigenetic modification could be inherited from either the mother or the father.

Genetic modification can help that if hysterical politics don't intervene.

But a new technology could get the same results without actual genetic modification.

The government is simplifying the paperwork for its mortgage modification program.

The non-food use of genetic modification is moving ahead on several fronts.

Levashina suggests a genetic modification could be introduced to render males infertile.

The modification will allow drugs to be pumped directly into brain tissue.

Early signs of success led to modification of the rules on the ownership of companies.

If it points in the direction of motion, it should be a drag force or a modification of inertia.

The video below shows the results from one method, which unfortunately requires some hardware modification.

Conversely, serum cholesterol modification for its own sake may well be of no value.

Just look at the turnover in any behavior modification program.

The arts of agriculture and pastoralism bring about direct modification of the environment in time and space.

The genetic modification of animals for medical research or drug development is seen as a necessary evil.

But many believe the future of weather modification is looking brighter.

The scientists also tested the modification technique on potato plants and had similar successes.

It was a modification to a tiny six-legged robot called.

The new initiatives would expand the government's current mortgage modification plan, announced a year ago with great fanfare.

Meanwhile, the department made one modification to the final rules governing foreign medical schools.

One of them pointed out that doing so required modification of contract.

Redirecting existing sewage systems to containment facilities would be a considerable infrastructure modification project.

The fuel is made from vegetable oils, mainly soybeans, and can be burned without modification to diesel engines.

Every modification which is proposed is resisted by them without reference to its actual merits, but.

Some of these problems are also given as exam with slight modification so students tend to pay attention to them.

Breeding or genetic modification could increase the efficiency with which animals and plants take up nitrogen.

Of course, hackers and phone modification junkies make up a small contingent of total phone purchases on the market.

The holders of governmental purse strings demurred, but not before sparking a federal-level debate over weather modification.

Sometimes a tiny modification in a line of code can cause a malicious effect.

The genetic modification of fungi or plants to increase the production of fuel needs to be undertaken cautiously.

No modification to the franc-mark parity was needed.

Genetic modification can help it interpret water conditions more accurately and avoid unnecessary stops and starts.

It involves genetic modification of an animal embryo's genetic makeup, or genome.

Genetic modification was supposedly a harmless panacea that would save the planet.

They can be used in existing engines via existing infrastructure with little or no modification.

It is, of course, open to modification until consensus is reached.

The behavior modification also occurs when the rewards are high compare to the performance.

Many mortgage modification programs have been complete failures.

The reorganization of the social benefits and the modification of pension system alone would reduce the debt.

One of the dreams resulted in a major intentional behavior modification.

In addition it would provide great incentive for the genetic modification of crops to further increase efficiency.

So the parasite does all that behavioral modification for its own benefit.

The modification of genes should be the ultimate solution in order to advance efficiency in food production.

It's behavior modification time folks, not time to save corportations money on their sugar and salt invoices.

Rather, banks are simply required to tighten their internal loan modification and foreclosure processes.

The spore coat modification argues strongly against the use of solid particles during the treatment process.

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The modification and resultant atmosphere may well be as posited in the above article.

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World English Dictionary

modification (ˌmɒdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən)

—n
1.	the act of modifying or the condition of being modified
2.	something modified; the result of a modification
3.	a small change or adjustment
4.	grammar the relation between a modifier and the word or phrase that it modifies

'modificatory

—*adj*

'modificative

—*adj*

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Word Origin & History

modification

c.1500, in philosophy, from Fr. modification (14c.) or directly from L. modificationem, noun of action from modificare (see modify). Meaning to alter an object to bring it up to date is from 1774. Biological sense is attested by 1896.

American Heritage

Medical Dictionary

modification mod·i·fi·ca·tion (mŏd'ə-fĭ-kā'shən)
n.
Any of the changes in an organism that are caused by environment or activity and are not genetically transmissable to offspring.

American Heritage

Science Dictionary

modification

(mŏd'ə-fĭ-kā'shən) Pronunciation Key
A change in an organism that results from external influences and cannot be inherited.

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