coordinating

1. 1.

   serving to connect two grammatical constituents of identical construction

   “`and' in `John and Mary' or in `John walked and Mary rode' is a coordinating conjunction; and so is `or' in `will you go or stay?'”

   Synonymscoordinative

   Antonymssubordinating

   grammar

Questions about coordinating

What does coordinating mean?

coordinating means "serving to connect two grammatical constituents of identical construction".

How many syllables are in coordinating?

coordinating has 5 syllables: co-or-di-na-ting. The stress falls on "or". In IPA it is /koʊˈɔɹdəˌneɪtɪŋ/.