"subject clause" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: subject clauses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} subject clause (plural subject clauses)
  1. (grammar) a clause that is the subject of a sentence Categories (topical): Grammar Translations (clause which is the subject): onderwerpszin [masculine] (Dutch), subjektiosa (Finnish), Subjektphrase [feminine] (German), Subjektsatz [masculine] (German), өгүүлэгдэхүүн гишүүн өгүүлбэр (ögüülegdexüün gišüün ögüülber) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian)
    Sense id: en-subject_clause-en-noun-UxJAbJDU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

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