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conjunction vs coordinating conjunction

coordinating conjunction vs conjunction

conjunction and coordinating conjunction both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
conjunction Yes No No No
coordinating conjunction Yes No No No
As nouns, coordinating conjunction is a hyponym of conjunction; that is, coordinating conjunction is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than conjunction:
  • conjunction: an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
  • coordinating conjunction: a conjunction (like `and' or `or') that connects two identically constructed grammatical constituents
Other hyponyms of conjunction include subordinate conjunction, subordinating conjunction.
As nouns, coordinating conjunction is a hyponym of conjunction; that is, coordinating conjunction is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than conjunction:
  • conjunction: the grammatical relation between linguistic units (words or phrases or clauses) that are connected by a conjunction
  • coordinating conjunction: the coordination by conjunction of linguistic units of the same status
conjunction (noun) coordinating conjunction (noun)
something that joins or connects a conjunction (like `and' or `or') that connects two identically constructed grammatical constituents
the temporal property of two things happening at the same time the coordination by conjunction of linguistic units of the same status
an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
(astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac
the grammatical relation between linguistic units (words or phrases or clauses) that are connected by a conjunction
the state of being joined together
Difference between conjunction and coordinating conjunction

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