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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or adverb;
[syn: subordinate clause, dependent clause]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

dependent clause
    n 1: a clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a
         complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as
         a noun or adjective or adverb [syn: subordinate clause,
         dependent clause]