Meaning & Definition of Modification in English

1. The act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)

2. Slightly modified copy

• Not an exact copy

• "A modification of last year's model"

3. The grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase

4. An event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

• "The change was intended to increase sales"

• "This storm is certainly a change for the worse"

• "The neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago"