Phrase guide

coordinate clause

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of main clause.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: main clause

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a clause in a complex sentence that is grammatically equivalent to the main clause and that performs the same grammatical function

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: clause

History

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Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Breton: pennlavarenn — grammar: clause that can stand alone syntactically
  • Breton: lavarenn dizalc'h — grammar: clause that can stand alone syntactically
  • Chinese Mandarin: 主要小句 (zhǔyào xiǎojù) — grammar: clause that can stand alone syntactically
  • Chinese Mandarin: 主句 (zhǔjù) — grammar: clause that can stand alone syntactically
  • Danish: hovedsætning — grammar: clause that can stand alone syntactically
  • Dutch: hoofdzin — grammar: clause that can stand alone syntactically
  • Finnish: päälause — grammar: clause that can stand alone syntactically
  • French: proposition principale — grammar: clause that can stand alone syntactically
  • Georgian: მთავარი წინადადება (mtavari c̣inadadeba) — grammar: clause that can stand alone syntactically
  • German: Hauptsatz — grammar: clause that can stand alone syntactically
  • Hungarian: főmondat — grammar: clause that can stand alone syntactically
  • Icelandic: aðalsetning — grammar: clause that can stand alone syntactically
  • Irish: príomhchlásal — grammar: clause that can stand alone syntactically
  • Italian: proposizione principale — grammar: clause that can stand alone syntactically
  • Japanese: 主文 (jūbun) — grammar: clause that can stand alone syntactically
  • Japanese: 主節 (shusetsu) — grammar: clause that can stand alone syntactically
  • Northern Kurdish: hevoka sereke — grammar: clause that can stand alone syntactically
  • Polish: zdanie główne — grammar: clause that can stand alone syntactically
  • Polish: zdanie nadrzędne — grammar: clause that can stand alone syntactically
  • Portuguese: oração coordenada — grammar: clause that can stand alone syntactically
  • Russian: гла́вное предложе́ние (glávnoje predložénije) — grammar: clause that can stand alone syntactically
  • Spanish: proposición principal — grammar: clause that can stand alone syntactically
  • Swedish: huvudsats — grammar: clause that can stand alone syntactically
  • Thai: มุขยประโยค (múk-kà-yá-bprà-yòok) — grammar: clause that can stand alone syntactically
  • Thai: ประโยคหลัก (bprà-yòok-làk) — grammar: clause that can stand alone syntactically
  • Welsh: prif gymal — grammar: clause that can stand alone syntactically