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Antonyms for clause

Grammar : Noun
Spell : klawz
Phonetic Transcription : klɔz

Definition of clause

Origin :
  • c.1200, "a sentence, a brief statement, a short passage," from Old French clause "stipulation" (in a legal document), 12c., from Medieval Latin clausa "conclusion," used in the sense of classical Latin clausula "the end, a closing, termination," also "end of a sentence or a legal argument," from clausa, fem. noun from past participle of claudere "to close, to shut, to conclude" (see close (v.)). Grammatical sense is from c.1300. Legal meaning "distinct condition, stipulation, or proviso" is recorded from late 14c. in English. The sense of "ending" seems to have fallen from the word between Latin and French.
  • noun provision in document
Example sentences :
  • I showed him my clause, and we went over it together twice or thrice.
  • Extract from : « The Uncommercial Traveller » by Charles Dickens
  • The third clause was about the growth and spread of anarchism.
  • Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
  • Any to whom this clause in the articles was distasteful might follow some other leader.
  • Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini
  • Insert a clause upon postboys, sir, and I 'll second the measure.
  • Extract from : « The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) » by Charles James Lever
  • He never mentioned anything about clause 3, which was not published.
  • Extract from : « The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1 » by Henry Baerlein
  • By that clause Nikita was to be Prince Michael's heir, in case he had no son.
  • Extract from : « The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1 » by Henry Baerlein
  • What clause in the first sentence should be made most prominent?
  • Extract from : « The Ontario High School Reader » by A.E. Marty
  • This clause was the subject of a great diversity of sentiment in the convention.
  • Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918 » by Various
  • The clause was suggested by Adamson, and it reflects his character.
  • Extract from : « Andrew Melville » by William Morison
  • It is often necessary to separate the clause from the rest of the sentence by a strong point.
  • Extract from : « "Stops" » by Paul Allardyce

Synonyms for clause

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