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clause

clause [ klawz ] (plural clauses)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. group of words: a group of words consisting of a subject and its predicate

2. section of legal document: a distinct section of a document, especially a legal document, that is usually separately numbered

[13th century. < French< assumed Latin clausa "close of a rhetorical period" < claudere "to close"]

claus·al adjective
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