HyperDic: subordinate_conjunction

English > 1 sense of the expression subordinate conjunction:
NOUNcommunicationsubordinate conjunction, subordinating conjunctiona conjunction (like 'since' or 'that' or 'who') that introduces a dependent clause
English > subordinate conjunction: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningA conjunction (like 'since' or 'that' or 'who') that introduces a dependent clause.
Synonymsubordinating conjunction
Broaderconjunction, conjunctive, connective, continuativeAn uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
Spanishconjunción subordinada, conjunción subordinante

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