Subclause

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A subordinate clause.
  2. 2
    A subsidiary clause in a legal contract etc.
Verb
  1. 1
    To qualify with a subclause. transitive

    "Too many serious reviews are subclaused, hyperbolic conscious, egotistical and self-indulgent, not to mention boring."

Synonyms

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subparagraphsubparagraph

Example

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"Too many serious reviews are subclaused, hyperbolic conscious, egotistical and self-indulgent, not to mention boring."

Etymology

From sub- + clause.

Related phrases

subordinate clause

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