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modifier definition

modi·fi·er (mäd′ə fī′ər)

noun

a person or thing that modifies; esp., a word, phrase, or clause that limits the meaning of another word or phrase adjectives and adverbs are modifiers

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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