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subordinating

adjective

Definition of SUBORDINATING

:  introducing and linking a subordinate clause to a main clause <subordinating conjunction>
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First Known Use of SUBORDINATING

1857

Rhymes with SUBORDINATING

accommodating, discriminating, humiliating, lady-in-waiting, self-liquidating, self-regulating, self-replicating, uncalculating, undeviating, unhesitating

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2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. subordinating
  2. subordinate
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