coordinating

Definitions of coordinating
  1. adjective
    serving to connect two grammatical constituents of identical construction
    “`and' in `John and Mary' or in `John walked and Mary rode' is a coordinating conjunction”
    synonyms: coordinative
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    antonyms:
    subordinating
    serving to connect a subordinate clause to a main clause
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