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SUBORDINATING

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Serving to connect a subordinate clause to a main clause

Example:

'when' in 'I will come when I can' is a subordinating conjunction

Synonyms:

subordinating; subordinative

Classified under:

Adjectives

Domain category:

grammar (the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics))

Antonym:

coordinating (serving to connect two grammatical constituents of identical construction)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb subordinate

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