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  1. subordinate clause:


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subordinate clause:

subordinate clause

  1. subordinate clause

subordinate clause [the ~] noun

  1. the subordinate clause
    – 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 1
    the dependent clause; the subordinate clause
    – 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 1

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Related Definitions for "subordinate clause":

  1. 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 adverb1

Related Synonyms for subordinate clause