SUBORDINATE CONJUNCTION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does subordinate conjunction mean? 

• SUBORDINATE CONJUNCTION (noun)
  The noun SUBORDINATE CONJUNCTION has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: SUBORDINATE CONJUNCTION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUBORDINATE CONJUNCTION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

subordinate conjunction; subordinating conjunction

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)