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loose sentence

noun

Definition of LOOSE SENTENCE

:  a sentence in which the principal clause comes first and subordinate modifiers or trailing elements follow
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First Known Use of LOOSE SENTENCE

circa 1890

Rhymes with LOOSE SENTENCE

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