sub-clauses

sub-clause

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Definitions of sub-clauses word

noun sub-clauses Grammar. a syntactic construction containing a subject and predicate and forming part of a sentence or constituting a whole simple sentence. 1
noun sub-clauses a distinct article or provision in a contract, treaty, will, or other formal or legal written document. 1

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

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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".