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Complex Sentence

Definition: Complex Sentence

Complex Sentence

Noun

1. 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.
 


Specialty Definition: Complex Sentence

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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.

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Crosswords: Complex Sentence

English words defined with "complex sentence": dependent clauseindependent, independent clauseloose sentencemain, main clauseperiodic sentencesubordinate clause. (references)
Specialty definitions using "complex sentence": co-ordinate complex sentence. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Complex Sentence

DomainTitle

Books

  • Complex Sentence Constructions in Australian Languages (reference)

  • Easy Writing: Teaching Students How to Write Complex Sentence Structures (reference)

  • Exercises in Russian Syntax : The Complex Sentence (reference)

  • Studies in Berber syntax : the complex sentence (reference)

    (more book examples)

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Complex Sentence

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.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

complex sentence

47
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Complex Sentence

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

   

Russian 

  

сложноподчиненное предложение. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

oración compuesta (compound sentence). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

bileşik cümle (compound sentence). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: Complex Sentence

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).

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Anagrams: Complex Sentence

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.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Expressions: Internet
5. Translations: Modern
6. Derivations
7. Anagrams
8. Bibliography


  

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