modifier : Idioms & Phrases
dangling modifier
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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'
dangling modifier.
WordNet
misplaced modifier
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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'
dangling modifier.
WordNet
modifier gene
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noun a gene that modifies the effect produced by another gene
modifier.
