modifier

The definition of a modifier is something that provides additional information or that limits the meaning of a word or phrase.

(noun)

An example of a modifier is an adjective or adverb.

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See modifier in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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

See modifier in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A word, phrase, or clause that limits or qualifies the sense of another word or word group.

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