Usually means: Clause that cannot stand alone.
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  1. dependent clause: Merriam-Webster
  2. dependent clause: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. dependent clause: Collins English Dictionary
  4. dependent clause: Vocabulary.com
  5. dependent clause: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. dependent clause: Wiktionary
  7. dependent clause: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  8. dependent clause: Dictionary.com
  9. Dependent clause: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. dependent clause: Rhymezone
  11. dependent clause: FreeDictionary.org
  12. dependent clause: Mnemonic Dictionary
  13. dependent clause: TheFreeDictionary.com
  14. dependent clause: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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  1. The Organon: A Conceptually Indexed Dictionary (by Genus and Differentia) (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (dependent clause)

▸ noun:  (grammar) A subordinate clause.

Similar:
subclause, adverbial clause, relative clause, member, subpredicate, subfamily, adjunct, subsidiary, adjectival pronoun, subaltern, more...

Opposite:
independent clause, main clause

Types:
adverbial, noun, relative, more...

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Similar:
subclause, adverbial clause, relative clause, member, subpredicate, subfamily, adjunct, subsidiary, adjectival pronoun, subaltern, more...

Opposite:
independent clause, main clause

Types:
adverbial, noun, relative, more...



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