qualifier

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One that qualifies, especially one that has or fulfills all appropriate qualifications, as for a position, office, or task.

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A word or phrase that qualifies, limits, or modifies the meaning of another word or phrase.

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One who or that which qualifies; that which modifies, reduces, tempers, or restrains; specifically, in grammar, a word that qualifies another, as an adjective a noun, or an adverb a verb, etc.

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One who, or that which, qualifies; that which modifies, reduces, tempers or restrains.

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One who qualifies for something, especially a contestant who qualifies for a stage in a competition.

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A preliminary stage of a competition.

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A word or phrase, such as an adjective or adverb, that describes or characterizes another word or phrase, such as a noun or verb; a modifier; that adds or subtracts attributes to another.

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A marker that qualifies or modifies another code element.

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a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb

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a contestant who meets certain requirements and so qualifies to take part in the next stage of competition