Meaning of MODIFIER
| Pronunciation: | | 'mâdi`fIur
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- [n] a gene that modifies the effect produced by another gene
- [n] a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb
- [n] a person who changes something; "an inveterate changer of the menu"
- [n] a moderator who makes less extreme or uncompromising
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| | Synonyms: | | changer, modifier gene, qualifier |
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| | See Also: | | adjective, adulterator, adverb, content word, dangling modifier, factor, gene, human, individual, intensifier, intensive, misplaced modifier, moderator, mortal, normaliser, normalizer, open-class word, person, phrase, somebody, someone, soul, standardiser, standardizer | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Mod"i*fi`er\, n.
One who, or that which, modifies. --Hume.
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| | Definition: | | An operation that alters the state of an object. Modifiers often have names that begin with "set" and corresponding selector functions whose names begin with "get". |
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| | Related Terms: | | agent, alterant, alterative, alterer, appositive, attribute, attributive, catalyst, catalytic agent, complement, construction modifier, cutting, deep structure, direct object, ferment, filler, form-function unit, function, IC analysis, immediate constituent analysis, indirect object, innovationist, innovator, introducer, leaven, levels, modificator, object, phrase structure, precursor, predicate, qualifier, ranks, shallow structure, slot, slot and filler, strata, structure, subject, surface structure, syntactic analysis, syntactic structure, syntactics, syntax, tagmeme, transformer, transmogrifier, underlying structure, word arrangement, word order, yeast |
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