adverb clause
noun Grammar.
a subordinate clause that functions as an adverb within a main clause.
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Nearby words
- adventuress,
- adventurism,
- adventurist,
- adventurous,
- adverb,
- adverbial,
- adverbial phrase,
- advergame,
- adversarial,
- adversary
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