Subordinative

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Tending to subordinate; expressing subordination.
  2. 2
    Used to introduce a subordinate sentence.

    "a subordinative conjunction"

Adjective
  1. 1
    serving to connect a subordinate clause to a main clause wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
subordinatesubordinatingsubordinating

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