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modificand

modificand noun: a word, phrase, or clause which is modified.

Noun

modificand (plural modificands)

  1. A word, phrase, or clause which is modified.
    • A noun is the usual modificand of an adjective.

Forms of modificand

pluralmodificands

Questions about modificand

What does modificand mean?
Modificand means a word, phrase, or clause which is modified.
What part of speech is modificand?
Modificand is a noun.
What is the plural of modificand?
The plural of modificand is modificands.

Words near modificand in the dictionary

  1. modifiable
  2. modifiableness
  3. modifiably
  4. modificability
  5. modificable
  6. modificand
  7. modificands
  8. modificate
  9. modificated
  10. modificates
  11. modificating

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