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Tending to subordinate; expressing subordination; used to introduce a subordinate sentence; as, a subordinative conjunction.

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  1. a. Tending to subordinate; expressing subordination; used to introduce a subordinate sentence; as, a subordinative conjunction.
  2. adj. serving to connect a subordinate clause to a main clause
  3. Tending to subordinate; expressing subordination; used to introduce a subordinate sentence; as, a subordinative conjunction.
  4. Tending to subordinate; expressing subordination; used tointroduce a subordinate sentence; as, a subordinative conjunction.
  5. a serving to connect a subordinate clause to a main clause