subordinator

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Definition of subordinator in English English dictionary

a lexical class of words that joins a clause at a subordinate syntactic level

(Dilbilim) Used of words such as relative pronouns and subordinating conjunctions that serve to subordinate sentence constituents; "that' in the house that we bought' is a subordinator" (similar) subordinating, subordinative

used of words such as relative pronouns and subordinating conjunctions that serve to subordinate sentence constituents; "`that' in `the house that we bought' is a subordinator

Related Terms

subordinators

plural of subordinator