modifications

noun

The result of modifying something; a new or changed form.

The act of making a change to something while keeping its essential character intact; an alteration or adjustment.

(linguistics) The change undergone by a word when used in a construction.

(biology) A change to an organism as a result of its environment that is not transmissable to offspring.

(linguistics) A change to a word when it is borrowed by another language.

(obsolete, Scots law) The act of assessing and prescribing a payment, penalty, price, valuation, etc.

(obsolete, philosophy) The form of existence belonging to a particular object, entity etc.; a mode of being.

Roots

modusmod- · Latin · measure, manner facio-fic · Latin · make, do

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Where does modifications come from?

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