GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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1.       
   Modifier (?), n.
   1. One who, or that which, modifies.  Hume.
   
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   2. (Gram.) A word or phrase that modifies another word, phrase, or sentence, usually by limiting the scope or restricting the meaning of the sentence element modified.
   
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