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independent clause
in·de·pend·ent clause (plural in·de·pend·ent claus·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
clause that can be sentence: a clause that can stand on its own as a sentence, e.g. "She'll go on vacation" in the sentence "She'll go on vacation if she can get the money"
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