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clause

clause
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [klawz]
    • /klɔz/
    • /klɔːz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [klawz]
    • /klɔz/

Definitions of clause word

  • countable noun clause A clause is a section of a legal document. 3
  • countable noun clause In grammar, a clause is a group of words containing a verb. Sentences contain one or more clauses. There are finite clauses and non-finite clauses. 3
  • noun clause a group of words, consisting of a subject and a predicate including a finite verb, that does not necessarily constitute a sentence 3
  • noun clause a section of a legal document such as a contract, will, or draft statute 3
  • noun clause 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) 3
  • noun clause a particular article, stipulation, or provision in a formal or legal document 3
See all 15 definitions of clause

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Origin of clause

First appearance:

before 1175
One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English claus(e) (< Anglo-French) < Medieval Latin clausa, back formation from Latin clausula clausula

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Parts of speech for Clause

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Clause

clause popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

clause usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for clause

noun clause

  • requirement — that which is required; a thing demanded or obligatory: One of the requirements of the job is accuracy.
  • section — a part that is cut off or separated.
  • passage — a slow, cadenced trot executed with great elevation of the feet and characterized by a moment of suspension before the feet strike the ground.
  • article — An article is a piece of writing that is published in a newspaper or magazine.
  • stipulation — a condition, demand, or promise in an agreement or contract.
All 24 Synonyms of clause

Antonyms for clause

noun clause

  • whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
Just one Antonym for clause

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Related words

  • that

    (used with adjectives and adverbs of quantity or extent) to the extent or degree indicated: that much; The fish was that big.

  • nonrestrictive clause

    a relative clause that describes or supplements but is not essential in establishing the identity of the antecedent and is usually set off by commas in English. In This year, which has been dry, is bad for crops the clause which has been dry is a nonrestrictive clause.

  • subordinate clause

    a clause that modifies the principal clause or some part of it or that serves a noun function in the principal clause, as when she arrived in the sentence I was there when she arrived or that she has arrived in the sentence I doubt that she has arrived.

  • relative clause

    a subordinate clause introduced by a relative pronoun, adjective, or adverb, either expressed or deleted, especially such a clause modifying an antecedent, as who saw you in He's the man who saw you or (that) I wrote in Here's the letter (that) I wrote.

  • restrictive clause

    a relative clause that identifies the antecedent and that is usually not set off by commas in English. In The year that just ended was bad for crops, the clause that just ended is a restrictive clause.

  • main clause

    a clause that can stand alone as a sentence, containing a subject and a predicate with a finite verb, as I was there in the sentence I was there when he arrived.
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