modificandn.

Brit.

/ˈmɒdᵻfᵻkand/,

/ˌmɒdᵻfᵻˈkand/, U.S.

/ˈˌmɑdəfəˈˌkænd/

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin modificandus ; Latin modificāre , -and suffix².

Etymology: Either < post-classical Latin modificandus (4th cent.), gerundive of classical Latin modificāre (see modify v.; compare -and suffix²), or independently < classical Latin modificāre + -and suffix².

Chiefly Grammar.

Something that is to be modified; the subject of modification.

ΚΠ

a1832 J. Bentham Lang. in Wks. (1843) VIII. 317/2 In this way, modificative clauses in any number may be made to precede, and by that means exclusively attach upon one and the same modificand.

1968 Amer. Speech 43 243 A considerable number of adjectives..signify that it is permissible, allowable, authorized, parliamentary, or legal to act on, or attempt to act on, the modificand in a given way.

1981 Dictionaries 2–3 30 They are really collocational statements, statements of the semantic qualities of the modificand of the adjective in the example.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	modificand
释义	modificandn. Brit. /ˈmɒdᵻfᵻkand/, /ˌmɒdᵻfᵻˈkand/, U.S. /ˈˌmɑdəfəˈˌkænd/ Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin modificandus ; Latin modificāre , -and suffix². Etymology: Either < post-classical Latin modificandus (4th cent.), gerundive of classical Latin modificāre (see modify v.; compare -and suffix²), or independently < classical Latin modificāre + -and suffix². Chiefly Grammar. Something that is to be modified; the subject of modification. ΚΠ a1832 J. Bentham Lang. in Wks. (1843) VIII. 317/2 In this way, modificative clauses in any number may be made to precede, and by that means exclusively attach upon one and the same modificand. 1968 Amer. Speech 43 243 A considerable number of adjectives..signify that it is permissible, allowable, authorized, parliamentary, or legal to act on, or attempt to act on, the modificand in a given way. 1981 Dictionaries 2–3 30 They are really collocational statements, statements of the semantic qualities of the modificand of the adjective in the example. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1832
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