Meaning | An uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences. |
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Synonyms | conjunction, conjunctive, connective |
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Narrower | coordinating conjunction | A conjunction (like 'and' or 'or') that connects two identically constructed grammatical constituents |
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subordinating conjunction, subordinate conjunction | A conjunction (like 'since' or 'that' or 'who') that introduces a dependent clause |
Broader | function word, closed-class word | A word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning / meaning |
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Spanish | conjunción, conjuntiva |
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Catalan | conjunció, conjuntiva |
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