one of two or more clauses in a sentence having the same status and introduced by coordinating conjunctions
Compare subordinate clause
coordinate clause in American English
noun
Grammar
one of two or more clauses of equal status in a sentence, esp. when joined by a coordinating conjunction, as either The sun came out or the ice started to melt in The sun came out and the ice started to melt
Word origin
[1870–75]This word is first recorded in the period 1870–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Mafia, Victorian, billing, giveaway, onshore