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subordinating conjunction

or subordinate conjunction

noun Grammar.

a conjunction introducing a subordinate clause, as when in They were glad when I finished.

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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 subordinator

subordinating conjunction

noun

a conjunction that introduces subordinate clauses, such as if, because, although, and untilCompare coordinating conjunction
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