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Independent Clause

nounid 76621·updated May 18, 2026
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a clause in a complex sentence that can stand alone as a complete sentence

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Sensitivity

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Information Class

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Variants

synonym
main clause
plural
Independent Clauses
possessive
Independent Clause's
pluralpossessive
Independent Clauses'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
§1
a clause in a complex sentence that can stand alone as a complete sentence
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
a clause in a complex sentence that can stand alone as a complete sentence
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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