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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' | ||
| Synonyms | misplaced modifier | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | modifier, qualifier | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dangling participle | ||
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