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COORDINATE CLAUSE
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A clause in a complex sentence that is grammatically equivalent to the main clause and that performs the same grammatical function
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("coordinate clause" is a kind of...):
clause ((grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate functioning as a part of a complex sentence)
Holonyms ("coordinate clause" is a part of...):
complex sentence (a sentence composed of at least one main clause and one subordinate clause)
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