subordination rhetorical definition
By Richard Nordquist. Definition: The process of linking two clauses in a sentence so that one clause is dependent on (or subordinate to) another. Contrast with coordination. Clauses joined by coordination are called main clauses (or independent clauses).his is in contrast to subordination, in which a subordinate clause (for example, an adverb clause or an adjective clause) is attached to a main clause.