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    DEPENDENT CLAUSE

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or adverbplay

    Synonyms:

    dependent clause; subordinate clause

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("dependent clause" is a kind of...):

    clause ((grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate functioning as a part of a complex sentence)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dependent clause"):

    restrictive clause (a subordinate clause that limits or restricts the meaning of the noun phrase it modifies)

    descriptive clause; nonrestrictive clause (a subordinate clause that does not limit or restrict the meaning of the noun phrase it modifies)

    Holonyms ("dependent clause" is a part of...):

    complex sentence (a sentence composed of at least one main clause and one subordinate clause)

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