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SUBORDINATE CONJUNCTION
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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)