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subordinating conjunction

subordinating conjunction noun: a word that appears at the beginning of a subordinate clause and establishes its nature.

Noun

subordinating conjunction (plural subordinating conjunctions)

  1. A word that appears at the beginning of a subordinate clause and establishes its nature.
    • Near-synonym: subordinator
    Synonyms:
    subordinator

subordinating conjunction meaning in Persian

subordinating conjunction in Persian

a word establishing the nature of a subordinate clause
زیربنیسال

Synonyms of subordinating conjunction

Forms of subordinating conjunction

pluralsubordinating conjunctions

Questions about subordinating conjunction

What does subordinating conjunction mean?
Subordinating conjunction means a word that appears at the beginning of a subordinate clause and establishes its nature.
What is subordinating conjunction in Persian?
Subordinating conjunction in Persian is زیربنیسال. See Subordinating conjunction meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is subordinating conjunction?
Subordinating conjunction is a noun.
What is the plural of subordinating conjunction?
The plural of subordinating conjunction is subordinating conjunctions.

Words near subordinating conjunction in the dictionary

  1. subordinated
  2. subordinately
  3. subordinateness
  4. subordinates
  5. subordinating
  6. subordinating conjunction
  7. subordinating conjunctions
  8. subordinatingly
  9. subordination
  10. subordinational
  11. subordinationalism

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