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subordinative - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'subordinative' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Subordinative [ a.]
- Tending to subordinate; expressing subordination; used to introduce a subordinate sentence; as, a subordinative conjunction.

Meaning of 'subordinative' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . subordinative [ a]
Meaning (1):
- serving to connect a subordinate clause to a main clause
Example in sentence:
  • `when' in `I will come when I can' is a subordinating conjunction