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subordinate conjunction

subordinating conjunction

 
noun Grammar.
a conjunction introducing a subordinate clause, as when in They were glad when I finished.
Also, subordinate conjunction.
Also called sub·or·di·na·tor.

Origin:
1870–75; subordinate + -ing2
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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subordinate conjunction

noun
a conjunction (like 'since' or 'that' or 'who') that introduces a dependent clause [syn: subordinating conjunction] 
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