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Noun [English]

Forms: complex sentences [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} complex sentence (plural complex sentences)
  1. (grammar) A sentence that contains an independent clause as well as one or more dependent clauses, such as a relative clause, an adverbial clause, or a noun clause. Categories (topical): Grammar Translations (sentence containing one independent clause and a dependent clause): 複句 (Chinese Mandarin), 复句 (fùjù) (Chinese Mandarin), onderschikkende zin [masculine] (Dutch), phrase complexe [feminine] (French), Satzgefüge [neuter] (German), összetett mondat (Hungarian), kalimat majemuk bertingkat (Indonesian), periodo [masculine] (Italian), 複文 (fukubun) (alt: ふくぶん) (Japanese), 복문 (bongmun) (Korean), сло́жное предложе́ние (slóžnoje predložénije) [neuter] (Russian), сложноподчинённое предложе́ние (složnopodčinjónnoje predložénije) [neuter] (Russian), oración subordinada [feminine] (Spanish), hugnayang pangungusap (Tagalog), langkapang pangungusap (english: compound-complex sentence) (Tagalog), สังกรประโยค (sǎng-gà-rá-bprà-yòok) (Thai), ประโยคความซ้อน (bprà-yòok-kwaam-sɔ́ɔn) (Thai), brawddeg gymhleth [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-complex_sentence-en-noun-uNkW8AcQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 73 27 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'sentence containing one independent clause and a dependent clause': 69 31
  2. (linguistics) A sentence that contains multiple clauses, whether independent (coordinated) or dependent (subordinated); compound or complex sentence. Categories (topical): Linguistics Synonyms: composite sentence Coordinate_terms: simple sentence [grammar, linguistics, human-sciences, sciences], compound sentence [grammar, linguistics, human-sciences, sciences], compound-complex sentence [grammar, linguistics, human-sciences, sciences]
    Sense id: en-complex_sentence-en-noun-HuII6e7L Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "sentence containing one independent clause and a dependent clause",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "brawddeg gymhleth"
    }
  ],
  "word": "complex sentence"
}

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