noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A clause that cannot stand alone as a sentence but rather functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb within a sentence, having been cued by any of various introductory words that subordinate it (complementize it).
2. 2
   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 wordnet

Synonyms

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dependent clauseadverbial clauseadverbialscontent clausedependent propertyembedded clause

Antonyms

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independent activityindependent descriptor