subsentence
noun
sub·sen·tence
| \ ˈsəb-ˌsen-tᵊn(t)s
, -tᵊnz\
, -tᵊnz\
variants:
or sub-sentence
plural subsentences
or sub-sentences
Definition of subsentence
1
grammar
: a sentence that is part of a larger sentence
"I was late" is a subsentence of "I was late because it was snowing."
2
: a mathematical or logical statement that makes up part of a larger mathematical or logical statement
The sentence "A = B implies that B = C" contains the subsentences A = B and B = C.
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