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Meaning of SUBORDINATIVE

Pronunciation:  su'bor`dneytiv

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  (grammar) serving to connect a subordinate clause to a main clause; "`when' in `I will come when I can' is a subordinating conjunction"
 
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 Synonyms: subordinating(a), subordinator
 
 Antonyms: coordinating(a), coordinative
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Sub*or"di*na*tive\, a.
Tending to subordinate; expressing subordination; used to
introduce a subordinate sentence; as, a subordinative
conjunction.
 
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