pre-modifications

mod·i·fi·ca·tion

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Definitions of pre-modifications word

noun pre-modifications an act or instance of modifying. 1
noun pre-modifications the state of being modified; partial alteration. 1
noun pre-modifications a modified form; variety. 1
noun pre-modifications Biology. a change in a living organism acquired from its own activity or environment and not transmitted to its descendants. 1
noun pre-modifications limitation or qualification. 1
noun pre-modifications Grammar. the use of a modifier in a construction, or of modifiers in a class of constructions or in a language. the meaning of a modifier, especially as it affects the meaning of the word or other form modified: Limitation is one kind of modification. a change in the phonological shape of a morpheme, word, or other form when it functions as an element in a construction, as the change of not to -n't in doesn't. an adjustment in the form of a word as it passes from one language to another. 1

before 1495

One of the 26% oldest English words

1495-1505; < Latin modificātiōn- (stem of modificātiō), equivalent to modificāt(us) (past participle of modificāre; see modify) + -iōn- -ion

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exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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