Coordinate adjectives

Coordinate adjectives
Coordinate Co*["o]r"di*nate, a. [Pref. co- + L. ordinatus, p. p. of ordinare to regulate. See {Ordain}.] Equal in rank or order; not subordinate. [1913 Webster]

Whether there was one Supreme Governor of the world, or many co["o]rdinate powers presiding over each country. --Law. [1913 Webster]

Conjunctions joint sentences and co["o]rdinate terms. --Rev. R. Morris. [1913 Webster]

{Co["o]rdinate adjectives}, adjectives disconnected as regards one another, but referring equally to the same subject.

{Co["o]rdinate conjunctions}, conjunctions joining independent propositions. --Rev. R. Morris. [1913 Webster]


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