 dangling_modifier |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (grammar,linguistics) a word or phrase apparently modifying an unintended word because of its placement in a sentence: e.g., `when young' in `when young, circuses appeal to all of us' | |
| Synonyms: | misplaced_modifier | |
| Related terms: | modifier dangling_participle | |
| Similar spelling: |
dangling_participle |
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