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A sentence that contains two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction (such as 'but', 'and') or punctuation (such as ',').
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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Meaning relationships
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a sentence composed of at least two coordinate independent clauses
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: sentence
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Across languages
Translations
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Armenian:
բարդ նախադասություն
(bard naxadasutʻyun)
— a sentence that has two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction or punctuation.
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Azerbaijani:
mürəkkəb cümlə
— a sentence that has two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction or punctuation.
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Azerbaijani:
tabesiz mürəkkəb cümlə
— a sentence that has two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction or punctuation.
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Dutch:
nevenschikkende zin
— a sentence that has two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction or punctuation.
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Dutch:
gecoördineerde zin
— a sentence that has two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction or punctuation.
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Finnish:
rinnasteinen yhdyslause
— a sentence that has two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction or punctuation.
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French:
phrase complexe
— a sentence that has two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction or punctuation.
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Georgian:
რთული ქვეწყობილი წინადადება
(rtuli kvec̣q̇obili c̣inadadeba)
— a sentence that has two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction or punctuation.
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Georgian:
რთული თანწყობილი წინადადება
(rtuli tanc̣q̇obili c̣inadadeba)
— a sentence that has two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction or punctuation.
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German:
Satzreihe
— a sentence that has two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction or punctuation.
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German:
Satzverbindung
— a sentence that has two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction or punctuation.
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Hungarian:
összetett mondat
— a sentence that has two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction or punctuation.
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Indonesian:
kalimat majemuk setara
— a sentence that has two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction or punctuation.
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Japanese:
重文
(jūbun)
— a sentence that has two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction or punctuation.
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Korean:
병렬문
(byeongnyeolmun)
— a sentence that has two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction or punctuation.
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Malay:
ayat majmuk
— a sentence that has two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction or punctuation.
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Polish:
zdanie złożone
— a sentence that has two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction or punctuation.
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Russian:
сложносочинённое предложе́ние
(složnosočinjónnoje predložénije)
— a sentence that has two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction or punctuation.
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Semai:
ayat majmuk
— a sentence that has two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction or punctuation.
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Spanish:
oración coordinada
— a sentence that has two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction or punctuation.
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Tagalog:
tambalang pangungusap
— a sentence that has two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction or punctuation.
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Thai:
อเนกรรถประโยค
(à-nee-gàt-tà-bprà-yòok)
— a sentence that has two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction or punctuation.
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Thai:
ประโยคความรวม
(bprà-yòok-kwaam-ruuam)
— a sentence that has two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction or punctuation.
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Welsh:
brawddeg gyfansawdd
— a sentence that has two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction or punctuation.