coordinate clause
noun Grammar.
one of two or more clauses of equal status in a sentence, especially when joined by a coordinating conjunction, as either The sun came out or the ice started to melt in The sun came out and the ice started to melt.
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Nearby words
- coopt,
- coopworth,
- coordinal,
- coordinate,
- coordinate bond,
- coordinate geometry,
- coordinate system,
- coordinated universal time,
- coordinates,
- coordinating conjunction
Origin of coordinate clause
First recorded in 1870–75
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coordinate clause
noun
one of two or more clauses in a sentence having the same status and introduced by coordinating conjunctionsCompare subordinate clause
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