modifier

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Synonyms: modified, codifier, modifies, monifier, codified, edifier, mortifier, mollifier, mundifier, toxifier, modifiers

Antonyms: modified, codifier, modifies, monifier, codified, edifier, mortifier, mollifier, mundifier, toxifier, modifiers

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|any person or thing that modifies}} One who, or that which, [[modify|modifies]].
2. {{senseid|en|grammar}} {{lb|en|grammar}} A [[word]], [[phrase]], or [[clause]] that [[limit]]s or [[qualify|qualifies]] the [[sense]] of another word or phrase. {{ng|(It may be any of the following: an [[adjective phrase]], an [[adverb phrase]], a [[prepositional phrase]], a [[noun phrase]], or a [[subordinate clause]].)<!--But those are not all invariably hyponymous.-->}}
3. {{senseid|en|programming}} {{lb|en|programming}} A [[keyword]] that qualifies the meaning of other code.
4. {{senseid|en|modifier key, elliptically}} {{lb|en|computing}} {{ellipsis of|en|modifier key}}.

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