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clauses

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 clauses word

  • noun clauses Grammar. a syntactic construction containing a subject and predicate and forming part of a sentence or constituting a whole simple sentence. 1
  • noun clauses a distinct article or provision in a contract, treaty, will, or other formal or legal written document. 1
  • noun clauses A unit of grammatical organization next below the sentence in rank and in traditional grammar said to consist of a subject and predicate. 1
  • noun clauses plural of clause. 0
  • verb clauses (shipping) third-person singular simple present indicative form of clause. 0
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Origin of clauses

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 Clauses

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

clauses 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".

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Synonyms for clauses

noun clauses

  • articles — legal training
  • parts — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
  • provisions — a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
  • catches — Plural form of catch.
  • chapters — Plural form of chapter.
All 10 Synonyms of clauses

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Related words

  • which

    what one of (a certain number or group mentioned or implied)?: Which book do you want?

  • subjunctive

    (in English and certain other languages) noting or pertaining to a mood or mode of the verb that may be used for subjective, doubtful, hypothetical, or grammatically subordinate statements or questions, as the mood of be in if this be treason. Compare imperative (def 3), indicative (def 2).

  • compound-complex sentence

    a sentence having two or more coordinate independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses, as The lightning flashed (independent clause) and the rain fell (independent clause) as he entered the house (dependent clause).

  • semicolon

    the punctuation mark (;) used to indicate a major division in a sentence where a more distinct separation is felt between clauses or items on a list than is indicated by a comma, as between the two clauses of a compound sentence.

  • adverb

    An adverb is a word such as 'slowly', 'now', 'very', 'politically', or 'fortunately' which adds information about the action, event, or situation mentioned in a clause.

  • alternative conjunction

    a conjunction, as or, that expresses an alternative relationship between the words, phrases, or clauses it connects.
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