modifier
Noun
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is a type of: content word, open-class word - a word to which an independent meaning can be assignedsubtypes:
- intensifier, intensive - a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies
- adjective - a word that expresses an attribute of something
- adverb - a word that modifies something other than a noun
- dangling modifier, misplaced modifier - 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'
is a part of: phrase - an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentencesame as: qualifier -
is a type of: moderator - someone who mediates disputes and attempts to avoid violence
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subtypes:
- adulterator - a changer who lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance
- normaliser, normalizer - a person who normalizes
- standardiser, standardizer - a person who sets a standard for things to conform to
same as: changer -
is a type of: cistron, factor, gene - (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of hereditysame as: modifier gene
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