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   Clause

   /klôz/

   

   noun

   • 1. a unit of grammatical organization next below the sentence in rank and in traditional grammar said to consist of a subject and predicate. "the missing verb in the second clause is understood to be the same verb as in the first clause"
   • 2. a particular and separate article, stipulation, or proviso in a treaty, bill, or contract: "Clause 1 of the agreement"

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French clause, based on Latin claus- ‘shut, closed’, from the verb claudere.

   Derivatives

   • 1. clausal adjective

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • C

     3

   • L

     1

   • A

     1

   • U

     1

   • S

     1

   • E

     1

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