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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Also called sub·or·di·na·tor.
Compare coordinating conjunction.
Origin of subordinating conjunction
First recorded in 1870–75; subordinate + -ing2
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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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