| NOUN | relation | subordinating conjunction | the subordination that occurs when a conjunction makes one linguistic unit a constituent of another |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | subordinating conjunction, subordinate conjunction | a conjunction (like 'since' or 'that' or 'who') that introduces a dependent clause |
| Meaning | The subordination that occurs when a conjunction makes one linguistic unit a constituent of another. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | conjunction | The grammatical relation between linguistic units (words or phrases or clauses) that are connected by a conjunction |
| Spanish | conjunción subordinativa | |
| Meaning | A conjunction (like 'since' or 'that' or 'who') that introduces a dependent clause. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | subordinate conjunction | |
| Broader | conjunction, conjunctive, connective, continuative | An uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences |
| Spanish | conjunción subordinada, conjunción subordinante | |
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