coordinating conjunction

/koʊˌɔrdəˈneɪdɪŋ kənˌdʒʌŋ(k)ʃən/

Definitions of coordinating conjunction

1. noun

   a conjunction (like `and' or `or') that connects two identically constructed grammatical constituents
   type of:

   conjunction, conjunctive, connective, continuative

   an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
2. noun

   the coordination by conjunction of linguistic units of the same status
   type of:

   conjunction

   the grammatical relation between linguistic units (words or phrases or clauses) that are connected by a conjunction