subordinating conjunction
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subordinating conjunction
noun subordinating conjunctions
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A word that appears at the beginning of a subordinate clause and establishes its nature.
Near-synonym: subordinator
Similar: subordinator
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noun a word establishing the nature of a subordinate clause
| Español | conjunción subordinante |
|---|---|
| Français | conjonction de subordination |
| Deutsch | Subjunktion, unterordnendes Bindewort, unterordnende Konjunktion, subordinierende Konjunktion |
| Italiano | congiunzione subordinante |
| Română | conjuncție subordonatoare |
| Русский | подчини́тельный сою́з podčinítelʹnyj sojúz |
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