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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. serving to connect two grammatical constituents of identical construction;
- Example: "`and' in `John and Mary' or in `John walked and Mary rode' is a coordinating conjunction and so is `or' in `will you go or stay?'";
[syn: coordinating(a), coordinative]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

co-ordinate \co-ordinate\, coordinate \co*["o]r"di*nate\(-n[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coordinated; p. pr. & vb. n. Coordinating.] 1. To make coordinate; to put in the same order or rank; as, to coordinate ideas in classification. [1913 Webster] 2. To give a common action, movement, or condition to; to regulate and combine so as to produce harmonious action; to adjust; to harmonize; as, to coordinate muscular movements. [1913 Webster] 3. to be co-ordinated; as, These activities co-ordinate well. Syn: coordinate. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

coordinating \coordinating\ co-ordinating \co-ordinating\adj. (Grammar) joining together words or phrases of equal grammatical rank. subordinative Syn: coordinative. [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

coordinating adj 1: serving to connect two grammatical constituents of identical construction; "`and' in `John and Mary' or in `John walked and Mary rode' is a coordinating conjunction; and so is `or' in `will you go or stay?'" [syn: coordinating(a), coordinative] [ant: subordinating(a), subordinative]