Noun

(en noun)

the act or result of modifying or the condition of being modified

an alteration or adjustment to something

* Jim's modification to the radio's tuning resulted in clearer sound.

a change to an organism as a result of its environment that is not transmissable to offspring

* Due to his sunbathing, Jim's body experienced modifications : he got a tan.

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

* The Chinese word "kòu tóu" had a modification made to become the English "kowtow" .

(linguistics) the change undergone by a word when used in a construction (for instance am'' => '' 'm'' in ''I'm )

Noun

(uncountable) The process of developing; growth, directed change.

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(uncountable, biology) The process by which a mature multicellular organism or part of an organism is produced by the addition of new cells.

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Of more significance in the nature of branch development ; in the Jubulaceae, as in the Porellaceae, branches are acroscopic and normally replace a ventral leaf lobe.

(countable) Something which has developed.

(real estate, countable) A project consisting of one or more commercial or residential buildings, real estate development.

(real estate, uncountable) The building of a real estate development.

(uncountable) The application of new ideas to practical problems (''cf. research).

(chess, uncountable) The active placement of the pieces, or the process of achieving it.

(music) The second section of a piece of music in sonata form.