DICTIONARY ENTRY
5 SYLLABLES
misplaced modifier
Misplaced modifier has 5 syllables: mis · placed mod · i · fi · er.
mis
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placed mod
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i
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fi
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er
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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'.
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