"noun clause" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: noun clauses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} noun clause (plural noun clauses)
  1. (grammar) a subordinate clause which functions as a subject or object of the main clause Wikipedia link: noun clause Categories (topical): Grammar Translations (subordinate clause): proposition substantive [feminine] (French), proposition nominale [feminine] (French), fallsetning [feminine] (Icelandic), ainmchlásal [masculine] (Irish), oración completiva [feminine] (Spanish), oración sustantiva (Spanish), นามานุประโยค (naa-maa-nú-bprà-yòok) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-noun_clause-en-noun-KNLat68h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

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