Words / B2

mod-if-i-KAYSHUN/ˌmɒdɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/

A modification is a small change to improve or adapt something: a modification to the method; access modifications. Change is everyday; amendment is often legal/text. A method change still needs a new risk line. Verb: modify (already in the dictionary). Mix-up: modest means not large or not boastful (already elsewhere); module is a course unit (already in the dictionary). Do not write modification for a whole new experiment without saying so.

Meaning

A small change made to improve or adapt something.

Examples

• “A modification to the method still needs a new risk line.”
• “Access modifications featured on the JCQ form, which is the exam-arrangements sense.”

Good to know

a modification to / of; modify (verb). Everyday: change. Trap: modest / module. Sciences, DT, and access arrangements. A small change, not a whole new course.

Near in meaning

change

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