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    misplaced modifier

    misplaced modifier - Dictionary definition and meaning for word misplaced modifier

    Definition
    (noun) 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 : dangling modifier
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