n.
Pronunciation: k ō - ' o ̇ rd-n ə t; - ' o ̇ r-d ə -n ə t, -d ə - ˌ n ā t
Function: adjective
Etymology: probably back-formation from coordination
Date: 1641
1 a : equal in rank, quality, or significance b : being of equal rank in a sentence < coordinate clauses>
2 : relating to or marked by coordination
3 a : being a university that awards degrees to men and women taught usually by the same faculty but attending separate classes often on separate campuses b : being one of the colleges and especially the women's branch of a coordinate university
4 : of, relating to, or being a system of indexing by two or more terms so that documents may be retrieved through the intersection of index terms
– co · or · di · nate · ly adverb
– co · or · di · nate · ness noun