"superordinate clause" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: superordinate clauses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} superordinate clause (plural superordinate clauses)
  1. (grammar) The main or matrix clause in a sentence that contains one or more subordinate clauses, serving as the primary structure to which dependent clauses attach.
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