n.
Pronunciation: ' klo ̇ z
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin clausa close of a rhetorical period, from Latin, feminine of clausus, past participle of claudere to close ― more at CLOSE
Date: 13th century
1 : a group of words containing a subject and predicate and functioning as a member of a complex or compound sentence
2 : a separate section of a discourse or writing specifically : a distinct article in a formal document