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composite sentences

composite sentences is the plural of composite sentence.

Meaning of composite sentence

Noun

composite sentence (plural composite sentences)

  1. A sentence that contains multiple clauses, whether independent (coordinated) or dependent (subordinated); a compound or complex sentence.
    • A composite sentence is the union of two or more sentences which from their contents, the way in which they are arranged or joined together, and the manner in whih they are uttered, form a whole. The relation between the different members of a composite sentence is that of: a) Co-ordination...1904, Hendrik Poutsma, A Grammar of Late Modern English, Part I: The Sentence, page 351

Questions about composite sentences

What is composite sentences the plural of?
Composite sentences is the plural of composite sentence.

Words near composite sentences in the dictionary

  1. composite pattern
  2. composite patterns
  3. composite pose
  4. composite reuse principle
  5. composite sentence
  6. composite sentences
  7. composite sketch
  8. composite sketches
  9. composite sync
  10. composite type
  11. composite types

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