relative clause

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Noun

relative clause (plural relative clauses)

1. (grammar) A subordinate clause that modifies a noun.

   In the sentence I caught the dog that bit you, the relative clause that bit you modifies the noun dog.

Synonyms

• adjective clause
• adjectival clause

Translations

• French: proposition relative, relative
• German: Relativsatz
• Russian: относи́тельное прида́точное предложе́ние
• Spanish: oración de relativo, cláusula relativa

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