In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
SUBORDINATIVE
subordinative, subordinating(a)
(adjective) serving to connect a subordinate clause to a main clause; “‘when’ in ‘I will come when I can’ is a subordinating conjunction”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
subordinative (comparative more subordinative, superlative most subordinative)
Tending to subordinate; expressing subordination.
(grammar) Used to introduce a subordinate sentence.
Anagrams
• subderivation
Source: Wiktionary
Sub*or"di*na*tive, a.
Definition: Tending to subordinate; expressing subordination; used to introduce a subordinate sentence; as, a subordinative conjunction.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SYNCRETISM
(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
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