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- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
depending on or imposing a certain condition or conditions.
The college had given him conditional acceptance, so he had to keep his grades up.The scholarship is conditional on a student's continued academic excellence.- synonyms:
- contingent, dependent, provisional, provisory
- antonyms:
- absolute, unconditional, unlimited
- similar words:
- hypothetical, limited, qualified, relative, restricted, tentative
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| definition 2: |
in grammar, expressing a condition, as by the use of the word "if" to begin a clause.
A conditional clause such as "if I get the money," tells the condition under which the action in the main clause will be realized. |
| related words: |
incidental, subject |
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| derivations: |
conditionally (adv.), conditionality (n.) |
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