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subordinating conjunction
or subordinate conjunction
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noun Grammar.
a conjunction introducing a subordinate clause, as when in They were glad when I finished.
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Also called sub·or·di·na·tor.
Compare coordinating conjunction.
Origin of subordinating conjunction
First recorded in 1870–75; subordinate + -ing2
Words nearby subordinating conjunction
subordinary, subordinate, subordinate clause, subordinated, subordinated debt, subordinating conjunction, subordination, subordinationism, suborn, subornation of perjury, suboscine
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British Dictionary definitions for subordinating conjunction
subordinating conjunction
noun
a conjunction that introduces subordinate clauses, such as if, because, although, and untilCompare coordinating conjunction
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