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clause definition

clause (klôz)

noun

  1. Gram. a group of words containing a subject and a finite verb, usually forming part of a compound or complex sentence: clauses may be joined by parataxis (The house is secluded; you will like it), by modified parataxis (The house is secluded, and you will like it), and by hypotaxis (Because the house is secluded, you will like it)
  2. a particular article, stipulation, or provision in a formal or legal document

Etymology: OFr < ML clausa, for L clausula, a closing (in legal use, section or clause) < clausus, pp. of claudere, to close

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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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clause Synonyms

clause

n.

  1. A provision

    condition, codicil, ultimatum; see article 3, limitation 2, requirement 1.

  2. A grammatical structure

    construction, sentence, phrase, constituent, word group, string, sentence modifier, transform; see also phrase

    Types of clauses include: independent, dependent, relative, subordinate, substantive, noun, adjective, adjectival, adverb, adverbial.


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clause Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • gag: This is built into the Bill's structure and emphasized in the important new controls on gagging clauses.

Preposition: in

  • memorandum: The relevant article would need to be similar in nature, but perhaps longer, than the objects clause in the memorandum.

Adjective modifier

  • subordinate: Focus on vocabulary choices, using a thesaurus, and building up detail and description through the choice of subordinate clauses.

Noun used with modifier

  • arbitration: The contract itself can be " not in writing " but the arbitration clause has to be " in writing " .
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clause quotes

En leur re'  gle n'e¤  tait que cette clause:. In their laws there was but this one clause:.

-Rabelais, Fran c° ois

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