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Added 9 October 2026

modification

/ˌmɑdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun

In Latin: modificatio Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about modification at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment).
Slightly modified copy; not an exact copy.
a modification of last year's model
The grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase.

Origin

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.

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