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English noun: dangling modifier

1. dangling modifier (communication) 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'


Synonymsmisplaced modifier


Broader (hypernym)modifier, qualifier


Narrower (hyponym)dangling participle









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