COORDINATE CLAUSE

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does coordinate clause mean? 

• COORDINATE CLAUSE (noun)
  The noun COORDINATE CLAUSE has 1 sense:

1. a clause in a complex sentence that is grammatically equivalent to the main clause and that performs the same grammatical function

  Familiarity information: COORDINATE CLAUSE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COORDINATE CLAUSE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A clause in a complex sentence that is grammatically equivalent to the main clause and that performs the same grammatical function

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("coordinate clause" is a kind of...):

clause ((grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate functioning as a part of a complex sentence)

Holonyms ("coordinate clause" is a part of...):

complex sentence (a sentence composed of at least one main clause and one subordinate clause)