qualifier

[kwol-uh-fahy-er]

qual·i·fi·er

[kwol-uh-fahy-er]
noun
1.
a person or thing that qualifies.
2.
Grammar.
a.
a word that qualifies the meaning of another, as an adjective or adverb; modifier.
b.
an adverb that modifies adjectives or other adverbs and typically expresses degree or intensity, as very, somewhat, or quite.

Origin:
1555–65; qualify + -er1
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Qualifier is always a great word to know.
So is solidus. Does it mean:
one of two marks « or » used in French, Italian, and Russian printing to enclose quotations.
a short oblique stroke (/) between two words indicating that whichever is appropriate may be chosen to complete the sense of the text in which they occur:
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qualifier (ˈkwɒlɪˌfaɪə)
 
n
1.  a person or thing that qualifies, esp a contestant in a competition who wins a preliminary heat or contest and so earns the right to take part in the next round
2.  a preliminary heat or contest
3.  grammar another word for modifier

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