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Noun: subordinate clause
  1. A clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun, adjective or adverb
    - dependent clause

Derived forms: subordinate clauses

Type of: clause

Part of: complex sentence

Encyclopedia: Subordinate clause

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subordinate
subordinate clause
subordinate conjunction
subordinate word
subordinateness
subordinating
subordinating conjunction
subordination
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subornation
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