subclause

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
18
Letters
9

Definition of subclause

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A subordinate clause.
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noun

  1. A subordinate clause.
  2. A subsidiary clause in a legal contract etc.

verb

  1. (transitive)To qualify with a subclause.
    “Too many serious reviews are subclaused, hyperbolic conscious, egotistical and self-indulgent, not to mention boring.”
    “In a light dry style, free from academic subclausing, the ever-acute Smith gets right into the minutiae of these communities - who is growing what and why - and how it affects the neighbours.”
    “However, in their execution, they can be too exacting, too demanding, creating a practicality monster that rampages through German society in its high-visibility jacket, measuring, judging, clausing, subclausing, contracting, securing, […]”

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Etymology

From sub- + clause.

Words you can make from subclause

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8-letter words

2 words

7-letter words

4 words

6-letter words

14 words

5-letter words

42 words

4-letter words

60 words

3-letter words

39 words

2-letter words

10 words

Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

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