CLAUSE


Meaning of CLAUSE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈklȯz ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.