WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
coor′dinate clause′, [Gram.]
  1. Grammarone of two or more clauses of equal status in a sentence, esp. when joined by a coordinating conjunction, as either The sun came out or the ice started to melt in The sun came out and the ice started to melt.
  • 1870–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
coordinate clause n
  1. one of two or more clauses in a sentence having the same status and introduced by coordinating conjunctions
    Compare subordinate clause
'coordinate clause' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
clause - independent clause - subordinate clause

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