clause
A group of words that contains a subject and a verb; it may be part of a sentence or may constitute the whole sentence, depending on the syntax in each instance.
Noun 4 meanings
A group of words that contains a subject and a verb; it may be part of a sentence or may constitute the whole sentence, depending on the syntax in each instance.
“Near-synonyms: sentential, sentence”
A verb, its necessary grammatical arguments, and any adjuncts affecting them.
A verb along with its subject and their modifiers. If a clause provides a complete thought on its own, then it is an independent (superordinate) clause; otherwise, it is dependent (subordinate). (Independent clauses can be sentences; they can also be part of a sentence. Dependent clauses can only be part of a sentence.)
A distinct part of a contract, a will or another legal document.
Verb 1 meaning
To amend (a bill of lading or similar document).
Etymology
From Middle English clause, claus, borrowed from Old French clause, from Medieval Latin clausa (Latin diminutive clausula (“close, end; a clause, close of a period”)), from Latin clausus, past participle of claudere (“to shut, close”). See close, its doublet.
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CLAUSE at a glance
CLAUSE has 6 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (C 3 + L 1 + A 1 + U 1 + S 1 + E 1) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,092 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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