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Noun
1. Subordinating conjunction — any of a lexical class of words that join clauses at a subordinate syntactic level (subordinate clauses)
subordinating conjunction, complementizer, complementiser UK
Definitions
- n. 1
Any of a lexical class of words that join clauses at a subordinate syntactic level (subordinate clauses).
Near-synonym: subordinating conjunction
Forms
- Plural
- subordinators → complementizers…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| subordinator | rising | |
| complementizer | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 14 letters
- complementizer, complementiser