complex sentence

/ˈkɑmplɛks ˈsɛntɪns/

/ˈkɒmplɛks ˈsɛntɪns/

Other forms: complex sentences

Definitions of complex sentence

1. noun

   a sentence composed of at least one main clause and one subordinate clause
   types:

   loose sentence

   a complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows

   periodic sentence

   a complex sentence in which the main clause comes last and is preceded by the subordinate clause

   type of:

   sentence

   a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language