Definition of Subordinate clause

1. Noun. 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.

Exact synonyms: Dependent Clause
Group relationships: Complex Sentence
Generic synonyms: Clause
Specialized synonyms: Restrictive Clause, Descriptive Clause, Nonrestrictive Clause

Lexicographical Neighbors of Subordinate Clause

suborder Scombroidea
suborder Scorpaenoidea
suborder Serpentes
suborder Strepsirhini
suborder Tarsioidea
suborder Theropoda
suborder Thyreophora
suborder Tyranni
suborder Xenarthra
suborder Zygoptera
subordinate
subordinated
subordinately
subordinateness
subordinates
subordinate clause (current term)
subordinate conjunction
subordinate word
subordinating
subordinating(a)
subordinating conjunction
subordination
subordinations
subordinative
subordinator
subordinators
suborganization
suborn
subornation
subornations

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