complex sentence
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1. a sentence composed of at least one main clause and one subordinate clause (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | sentence, |
| definition | : | a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | loose sentence, |
| definition | : | a complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | periodic sentence, |
| definition | : | a complex sentence in which the main clause comes last and is preceded by the subordinate clause (noun.communication) |
| part holonym | : | independent clause, main clause, |
| definition | : | a clause in a complex sentence that can stand alone as a complete sentence (noun.communication) |
| part holonym | : | coordinate clause, |
| definition | : | a clause in a complex sentence that is grammatically equivalent to the main clause and that performs the same grammatical function (noun.communication) |
| part holonym | : | dependent clause, subordinate clause, |
| definition | : | a clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or adverb (noun.communication) |
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