subordinate clause Definition
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subordinate clause
noun
- 1. grammar.
- A clause which cannot stand on its own as an independent sentence and which functions in a sentence in the same way as a noun, adjective or adverb, eg ‘The book that you gave me for Christmas was fascinating' or ‘What you see is what you get'. Compare main clause.
