"modification" meaning in English

See modification in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˌmɑdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ [General-American], /ˌmɒdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-modification.ogg Forms: modifications [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French modification, from Latin modificātiō (“a measuring”), from modificāre (“to limit, control, modify”); see modify. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|modification}} Middle French modification, {{uder|en|la|modificātiō||a measuring}} Latin modificātiō (“a measuring”), {{root|en|ine-pro|*dʰeh₁-}} Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} modification (countable and uncountable, plural modifications)
  1. (obsolete, philosophy) The form of existence belonging to a particular object, entity etc.; a mode of being. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable Categories (topical): Philosophy
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  2. (linguistics) the change undergone by a word when used in a construction (for instance am => 'm in I'm) Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Linguistics
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  3. The result of modifying something; a new or changed form. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (act or result of modifying or condition of being modified): modifikim [feminine] (Albanian), modifikasiya (Azerbaijani), үҙгәреү (üźgərew) (Bashkir), үҙгәреш (üźgəreş) (Bashkir), модификация (modifikacija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 修改 (xiūgǎi) (Chinese Mandarin), úprava [feminine] (Czech), modificatie [feminine] (Dutch), muutostyö (english: act) (Finnish), muutos (english: result) (Finnish), modification [feminine] (French), modificación [feminine] (Galician), Änderung [feminine] (German), Abänderung [feminine] (German), Modifikation [feminine] (German), τροποποίησης (tropopoíisis) [feminine] (Greek), modifikasyon (Haitian Creole), oprekan (Indonesian), koprekan (Indonesian), modifikasi (Indonesian), modificazione [feminine] (Italian), 修正 (shūsei) (Japanese), 수정 (sujeong) (Korean), modificatio [feminine] (Latin), pengubahsuaian (Malay), modifikasi (Malay), modifikazzjoni [feminine] (Maltese), whakarerekētanga (Maori), modifikasjon [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), modifisering [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), modifikasjon [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), modifisering [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), modificação [feminine] (Portuguese), modificare [feminine] (Romanian), модификация (modifikacija) [feminine] (Russian), modifikácija [feminine] (Slovene), modificación [feminine] (Spanish), ислоҳ (isloh) (Tajik), సవరణ (savaraṇa) (Telugu), değişiklik (Turkish), değiştirme (Turkish), видозміна (vydozmina) [feminine] (Ukrainian), модифікація (modyfikacija) [feminine] (Ukrainian), sửa đổi (Vietnamese)
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  4. The act of making a change to something while keeping its essential character intact; an alteration or adjustment. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (alteration or adjustment): modifikim [feminine] (Albanian), modifikasiya (Azerbaijani), промяна (promjana) [feminine] (Bulgarian), изменение (izmenenie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 修改 (xiūgǎi) (Chinese Mandarin), úprava [feminine] (Czech), modificatie [feminine] (Dutch), muutos (Finnish), modification [feminine] (French), Änderung [feminine] (German), Abänderung [feminine] (German), Modifikation [feminine] (German), τροποποίησης (tropopoíisis) [feminine] (Greek), modifikasyon (Haitian Creole), pengoprekan (Indonesian), ubah suai (Indonesian), modifikasi (Indonesian), modificazione [feminine] (Italian), 修正 (shūsei) (Japanese), 수정 (sujeong) (Korean), modificatio [feminine] (Latin), pengubahsuaian (Malay), modifikasi (Malay), modifikazzjoni [feminine] (Maltese), modificação [feminine] (Portuguese), modificare [feminine] (Romanian), модификации (modifikacii) [feminine] (Russian), modifikácija [feminine] (Slovene), modificación [feminine] (Spanish), değişiklik (Turkish), değiştirme (Turkish), видозміна (vydozmina) [feminine] (Ukrainian), модифікація (modyfikacija) [feminine] (Ukrainian), sự sửa đổi (Vietnamese)
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  5. (biology) A change to an organism as a result of its environment that is not transmissable to offspring. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biology Translations (change to an organism): modificatie [feminine] (Dutch), muutos (Finnish), Modifikation [feminine] (German), modificazione [feminine] (Italian), modificare (Romanian), модификации (modifikacii) [feminine] (Russian)
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  6. (linguistics) a change to a word when it is borrowed by another language Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Linguistics Translations (change to a word): pengubahan (Indonesian), modificare [feminine] (Romanian)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: body modification, Charette modification, Doebner modification, Furukawa modification, genetic modification, posttranslational modification, post-translational modification Related terms: modify, modifier

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          "_dis1": "2 10 48 8 27 6",
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            "feminine"
          ],
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        {
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            "feminine"
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            "feminine"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 10 48 8 27 6",
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 10 48 8 27 6",
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        {
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            "feminine"
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          "_dis1": "2 10 48 8 27 6",
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        {
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        {
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            "feminine"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 10 48 8 27 6",
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          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "modificação"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 10 48 8 27 6",
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          "sense": "act or result of modifying or condition of being modified",
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            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "modificare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 10 48 8 27 6",
          "code": "ru",
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          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "модификация"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 10 48 8 27 6",
          "code": "sl",
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          "sense": "act or result of modifying or condition of being modified",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "modifikácija"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 10 48 8 27 6",
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          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 10 48 8 27 6",
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        {
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        {
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 10 48 8 27 6",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "act or result of modifying or condition of being modified",
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            "feminine"
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            "feminine"
          ],
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          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
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        {
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        },
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            "feminine"
          ],
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          "_dis1": "0 3 1 88 4 3",
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            "feminine"
          ],
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          "_dis1": "0 3 1 88 4 3",
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          ],
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          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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        {
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          "sense": "alteration or adjustment",
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          "word": "ubah suai"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 3 1 88 4 3",
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          "word": "modifikasi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 3 1 88 4 3",
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          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "modificazione"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 3 1 88 4 3",
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 3 1 88 4 3",
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          "sense": "alteration or adjustment",
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 3 1 88 4 3",
          "code": "la",
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          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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        },
        {
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          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "modifikazzjoni"
        },
        {
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
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          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "modificação"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 3 1 88 4 3",
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          "sense": "alteration or adjustment",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 3 1 88 4 3",
          "code": "ru",
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          "sense": "alteration or adjustment",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "модификации"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 3 1 88 4 3",
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          "sense": "alteration or adjustment",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "modifikácija"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 3 1 88 4 3",
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          "sense": "alteration or adjustment",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "modificación"
        },
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          "_dis1": "0 3 1 88 4 3",
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          "sense": "alteration or adjustment",
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 3 1 88 4 3",
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        {
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          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "alteration or adjustment",
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            "feminine"
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          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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            "feminine"
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "alteration or adjustment",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "modificare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "modifikacii",
      "sense": "alteration or adjustment",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "модификации"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "alteration or adjustment",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "modifikácija"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "alteration or adjustment",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "modificación"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "alteration or adjustment",
      "word": "değişiklik"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "alteration or adjustment",
      "word": "değiştirme"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vydozmina",
      "sense": "alteration or adjustment",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "видозміна"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "modyfikacija",
      "sense": "alteration or adjustment",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "модифікація"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "alteration or adjustment",
      "word": "sự sửa đổi"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "change to an organism",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "modificatie"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "change to an organism",
      "word": "muutos"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "change to an organism",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Modifikation"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "change to an organism",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "modificazione"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "change to an organism",
      "word": "modificare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "modifikacii",
      "sense": "change to an organism",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "модификации"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "change to a word",
      "word": "pengubahan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "change to a word",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "modificare"
    }
  ],
  "word": "modification"
}

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