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modifier

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mod⋅i⋅fi⋅er

  [mod-uh-fahy-er]
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–noun
1. a person or thing that modifies.
2. Grammar.
a. a word, phrase, or sentence element that limits or qualifies the sense of another word, phrase, or element in the same construction.
b. the immediate constituent of an endocentric construction that is not the head.
Origin:
1575–85; modify + -er 1

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mod·i·fi·er   (mŏd'ə-fī'ər)   
n.  A word, phrase, or clause that limits or qualifies the sense of another word or word group.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Cultural Dictionary

modifier

A word or group of words that describes or limits a verb, noun, adjective, or adverb. Modifiers applied to nouns are adjectives. Modifiers applied to verbs or adjectives are adverbs. Those that are applied to adverbs themselves are also called adverbs.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: mod·i·fi·er
Pronunciation: 'mäd-&-"fI(-&)r
Function: noun
1 : one that modifies
2 : a gene that modifies the effect of another
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Computing Dictionary

modifier programming
An operation that alters the state of an object. Modifiers often have names that begin with "set" and corresponding selector functions whose names begin with "get".
(1998-01-12)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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