English

Pronunciation
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Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪ��n|-eɪ��n

Noun
en-noun

1. the act or result of modifying or the condition of being modified
2. an alteration or adjustment to something
3. a change to an organism as a result of its environment that is not transmissable to offspring
4. linguistics a change to a word when it is borrowed by another language
5. linguistics the change undergone by a word when used in a construction (for instance am => 'm in I'm)

Translations
trans-top|the act or result of modifying or the condition of being modified
German: �nderung f, Abänderung f, Modifikation f
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trans-top|an alteration or adjustment to something
German: �nderung f, Abänderung f, Modifikation f
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trans-top|a change to an organism as a result of its environment
German: Modifikation f
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trans-top|a change to a word when it is borrowed by another language
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trans-top|the change undergone by a word when used in a construction
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