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   Modification (?), n. [L. modificatio a measuring: cf. F. modification. See Modify.]
   1. The act of modifying, or the state of being modified; a change; as, “the modification of an opinion, or of a machine.”  Bentley.
   
   Syn. -- change, alteration, adjustment.
   
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   2. Something which has been modified; a modified form or condition; state as modified; as, “the various modifications of light; the latest modification of the operating system crashes less frequently”.
   
   Syn. -- model8.
   
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   3. (Gram.) The alteration of the meaning of a word or phrase by another word or phrase; -- usually a restriction of the scope of the word modified; as, “in the phrase “a billion dollars is a relatively small sum to spend on cancer research” the modification of small by relatively is needed to make the sentence accurate, rather than ludicrous”.
   
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