MAIN CLAUSE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does main clause mean? 

• MAIN CLAUSE (noun)
  The noun MAIN CLAUSE has 1 sense:

1. a clause in a complex sentence that can stand alone as a complete sentence

  Familiarity information: MAIN CLAUSE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MAIN CLAUSE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A clause in a complex sentence that can stand alone as a complete sentence

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

independent clause; main clause

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

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

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

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