coordinating conjunction
or coordinate conjunction
noun
Grammar.
a conjunction that connects two grammatical elements of identical construction, as and in Sue and Andrea or or in He can't decide if he should stay or go.
Compare
subordinating conjunction.
Origin of coordinating conjunction
First recorded in 1875–80
Words nearby coordinating conjunction
coordinate clause,
coordinate geometry,
coordinate system,
coordinated universal time,
coordinates,
coordinating conjunction,
coordination,
coordination compound,
coordination number,
coordinator,
coorg
British Dictionary definitions for coordinating conjunction
coordinating conjunction
noun
a conjunction that introduces coordinate clauses, such as and, but, and or
Compare subordinating conjunction