main clause

Domain: Universal Words

Part of speech: noun

(grammar) a group of words that includes a subject and a verb and can form a sentence compareSUBORDINATECLAUSE

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This is a English–English dictionary entry.

Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.

This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.

Same word in other sources

main clauseEnglish›ChineseMain Dictionary main clauseEnglish›ChineseGetWord Corpus

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Is main clause a noun, verb, or something else?

In this entry, main clause is tagged as noun.

Does main clause appear elsewhere on Lughet?

Yes — main clause appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.

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