English noun: dependent clause | |||
| 1. | dependent 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 | ||
| Synonyms | subordinate clause | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | clause | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | descriptive clause, nonrestrictive clause, restrictive clause | ||
| Part meronym | complex sentence | ||