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Definition of coordinate clause noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

coordinate clause

noun
 
/kəʊˌɔːdɪnət ˈklɔːz/
 
/kəʊˌɔːrdɪnət ˈklɔːz/
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  1. each of two or more parts of a sentence, often joined by and, or, but, etc., that make separate statements that each have equal importance
    • In the sentence ‘It stopped raining and the sun came out’, ‘It stopped raining’ and ‘the sun came out’ are both coordinate clauses, joined by the word ‘and’.
    compare subordinate clause
See coordinate clause in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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