SUBORDINATE CONJUNCTION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A conjunction (like 'since' or 'that' or 'who') that introduces a dependent clause

Synonyms:

subordinate conjunction; subordinating conjunction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("subordinate conjunction" is a kind of...):

conjunction; conjunctive; connective; continuative (an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences)

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