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English noun: subordinate clause

1. subordinate clause (communication) a clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or adverb


Synonymsdependent clause


Broader (hypernym)clause


Narrower (hyponym)descriptive clause, nonrestrictive clause, restrictive clause


Part meronymcomplex sentence









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