main clause

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Noun

main clause (plural main clauses)

  1. (grammar) A clause that can stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence and contains at least a subject and a verb.
    Synonyms: coordinate clause, independent clause
    Coordinate terms: subordinate clause, matrix clause

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