Definitions
the act of making something different (as e.g.
the size of a garment)
Word origin
From Middle English modificatioune, from Middle French modification and its etymon Latin modificātiō (“a measuring”), from modificāre (“to limit, control, modify”); see modify. By surface analysis, modify + -ication.
Used in a sentence
“Mekle Kindeass 2 b. 1 f. and £3 12s 1d . . . . and whatever augmentation . . be ye lords commissioners . . . . for modificaton of stipends and plantation of kirks . . . .”
“Pleasure is the business of woman's life, according to the present modification of society […]”
“behavior modification officer”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Adjustment to a design”12 letters
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