Coordinating Conjunction Definition

kō-ôrdn-ātĭng
noun
A conjunction that connects coordinate words, phrases, or clauses (Ex.: and, but, for, or, nor, yet, so)
Webster's New World
A conjunction that connects two identically constructed or syntactically equal grammatical elements, such as or in They don't know whether they're coming or going.
American Heritage
adjective
Attributive form of coordinating conjunction, noun.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Coordinating Conjunction

Noun

Singular:
coordinating conjunction
Plural:
coordinating conjunctions

Origin of Coordinating Conjunction

  • 1875–80.

    From Wiktionary

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