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clause

 
/klɔːz/ noun [C]

Translation

LAW a part of a legal document
madde, fıkra, bent
a clause in a contract248684
GRAMMAR a group of words containing a subject and a verb, that is usually only part of a sentence
cümlecik, yardımcı cümle, yan cümle
→ See also relative clause → See also subordinate clause1224
(Definition of clause noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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