| a subordinate clause introduced by a relative pronoun, adjective, or adverb, either expressed or deleted, esp. such a clause modifying an antecedent, as who saw you in He's the man who saw you or (that) I wrote in Here's the letter (that) I wrote. |
| relative clause n. A dependent clause introduced by a relative pronoun, as which is downstairs in The dining room, which is downstairs, is too dark. |