modificación

modification

noun moh-dee-fee-kah-SYOHN Less Common

Also means

change

Usage Note

Modificación is a formal, technical synonym of cambio (change). It is common in legal, administrative, and engineering texts (modificación del contrato — contract amendment). The plural modificaciones loses the accent because stress naturally falls on the penultimate syllable. The verb modificar follows a regular -ar pattern except for the spelling change c → qu before e (modifiqué).

Examples

"Se aprobó una modificación de la ley."

Natural Translation

An amendment to the law was approved.

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