Function: noun
Date: 1924
: a modifier (as often in “ getting dressed often is a nuisance ” ) so placed in a sentence that it can be interpreted as modifying either what precedes or what follows
Function: noun
Date: 1924
: a modifier (as often in “ getting dressed often is a nuisance ” ) so placed in a sentence that it can be interpreted as modifying either what precedes or what follows
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012