HyperDic: relative_clause

English > 1 sense of the expression relative clause:
NOUNcommunicationrelative clausea clause introduced by a relative pronoun
English > relative clause: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningA clause introduced by a relative pronoun.
Example"'who visits frequently' is a relative clause in the sentence 'John, who visits frequently, is ill'"
Broaderclause(grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence
Spanishoración de relativo, subordinada de relativo, subordinada relativa

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