Meanings
plural coordinating conjunctions
- grammarA conjunction that joins two grammatical elements of the same status or construction. It can join subjects, objects, verbs, nouns, adjectives, phrases, and independent clauses.First known use 1875–80
Near-synonym: coordinator
Synonyms: coordinator
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA conjunction that joins two grammatical elements of the same status or construction. It can join subjects, objects, verbs, nouns, adjectives, phrases, and independent clauses.
Translations
Arabic حَرْف عَطْف
- حَرْف عَطْف (ḥarf ʕaṭf)type of conjunction
Dutch nevenschikkend voegwoord, nevenschikkende conjunctie
- nevenschikkend voegwoordtype of conjunction
- nevenschikkende conjunctietype of conjunction
Finnish rinnastuskonjunktio
- rinnastuskonjunktiotype of conjunction
French conjonction de coordination
- conjonction de coordinationtype of conjunction
German koordinierende Konjunktion, Konjunktor
- koordinierende Konjunktiontype of conjunction
- Konjunktortype of conjunction
- Konjunktiontype of conjunction
Hungarian mellérendelő kötőszó
- mellérendelő kötőszótype of conjunction
Icelandic aðaltenging
- aðaltengingtype of conjunction
Italian congiunzione coordinante
- congiunzione coordinantetype of conjunction
Latvian sakārtojuma saiklis, sakārtojuma saikļi
- sakārtojuma saiklistype of conjunction
- sakārtojuma saikļitype of conjunction
Persian همبنیسال
- همبنیسالtype of conjunction
Polish spójnik współrzędny
- spójnik współrzędnytype of conjunction
Romanian conjuncție coordonatoare
- conjuncție coordonatoaretype of conjunction
Russian сочини́тельный сою́з
- сочини́тельный сою́з (sočinítelʹnyj sojúz)type of conjunction
Spanish conjunción coordinante
- conjunción coordinantetype of conjunction
Cite this entry
coordinating conjunction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coordinating%20conjunction
“coordinating conjunction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coordinating%20conjunction. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coordinating conjunction,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coordinating%20conjunction.
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