M / mŏdĭfĭcātĭo
noun

mŏdĭfĭcātĭo

gen. mŏdĭfĭcātōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
a measuring, measure
a measuring, measure (post-Aug.): versuum lex ac modificatio, Sen. Ep. 88, 3: verborum, Gell. 10, 3, 15; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 160, 10 Müll.