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| 1. | [ noun ] the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) | |
| Synonyms: | adjustment alteration | |
| Related terms: | change qualification tightening loosening adaptation accommodation tune adjust alter | |
| 2. | [ noun ] slightly modified copy; not an exact copy | |
| Examples: | : "a modification of last year's model" |
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| Related terms: | copy modify | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (grammar) the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase | |
| Synonyms: | limiting qualifying | |
| Related terms: | grammatical_relation restrictiveness apposition modify | |
| 4. | [ noun ] an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another | |
| Synonyms: | change alteration | |
| Examples: | : "the change was intended to increase sales" "this storm is certainly a change for the worse" |
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| Related terms: | happening death development variation increase damage revolution decrease surprise transformation separation birth transition easing mutation destabilization avulsion loss_of_consciousness deformation conversion transmutation mutation vagary twinkle sublimation sex_change shimmer change change modify | |
