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relative clauses

relative clauses is the plural of relative clause.

Meaning of relative clause

Noun

relative clause (plural relative clauses)

  1. A subordinate clause that modifies or gives further information about a noun or sometimes a whole statement; in English, it may be introduced by a relative pronoun (sometimes optional) such as that, which or who.
    • Near-synonyms: (dated, deprecated) adjective clause, adjectival clause, attributive clause

Questions about relative clauses

What is relative clauses the plural of?
Relative clauses is the plural of relative clause.

Words near relative clauses in the dictionary

  1. relative atomic mass
  2. relative bearing
  3. relative bearing grease
  4. relative bearings
  5. relative clause
  6. relative clauses
  7. relative complement
  8. relative complements
  9. relative dating
  10. relative datings
  11. relative densities

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