coordinating conjunction
or coordinate conjunction
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noun
Grammar. a conjunction that connects two grammatical elements of identical construction, as and in Sue and Andrea or or in He can't decide if he should stay or go.
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Origin of coordinating conjunction
First recorded in 1875–80
Words nearby coordinating conjunction
coordinate clause, coordinated universal time, coordinate geometry, coordinates, coordinate system, coordinating conjunction, coordination, coordination compound, coordination number, coordinator, Coorg
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British Dictionary definitions for coordinating conjunction
coordinating conjunction
noun
a conjunction that introduces coordinate clauses, such as and, but, and orCompare subordinating conjunction
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