subordinating conjunction
or subordinate conjunction
noun Grammar.
a conjunction introducing a subordinate clause, as when in They were glad when I finished.
Also called
sub·or·di·na·tor.
Compare
coordinating conjunction.
Origin of subordinating conjunction
First recorded in 1870–75;
subordinate +
-ing2
Words nearby subordinating conjunction
subordinary,
subordinate,
subordinate clause,
subordinated,
subordinated debt,
subordinating conjunction,
subordination,
subordinationism,
suborn,
subornation of perjury,
suboscine
British Dictionary definitions for subordinating conjunction
subordinating conjunction
noun
a conjunction that introduces subordinate clauses, such as if, because, although, and until
Compare coordinating conjunction