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Definition: Complex Sentence |
Complex SentenceNoun1. A sentence composed of at least one main clause and one subordinate clause. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definition |
Language | A sentence which is made up of a number of simple sentences. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: Complex Sentence |
| English words defined with "complex sentence": dependent clause ♦ independent, independent clause ♦ loose sentence ♦ main, main clause ♦ periodic sentence ♦ subordinate clause. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "complex sentence": co-ordinate complex sentence. (references) |
| Domain | Title |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
complex sentence | 47 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "complex sentence"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | sammensat sætning, sammensat periode. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | lauseyhdistys. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | phrase complexe. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | zusammengesetzter Satz, satzgefüge (compound sentence, period, sentence), komplexer Satz. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | σύνθετη πρόταση. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | összetett mondat. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | frase complessa. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 複文 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ふくぶ" (reply letter, retranslation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | omplexcay entencesay сложноподчиненное предложение. (various references) oración compuesta (compound sentence). (various references) bileşik cümle (compound sentence). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Misspellings | |
"Complex Sentence" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: complex sentenc, conplex sentence. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-c-e-e-e-e-l-m-n-n-o-p-s-t-x" | |
-4 letters: competences. | |
-5 letters: competence, complexest, elopements. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Expressions: Internet | 5. Translations: Modern 6. Derivations 7. Anagrams 8. Bibliography |
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