clause

noun

Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite

Word type: noun; verb; adjective; adverb

Line style: core relation; instance, member or derived; substance, domain or see-also

Direction: arrow points to the broader concept; dashed outline: no word in this language; Click any word to expand it.

Senses

Sense 1 noun

(grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence

Types & categories

Parts & wholes

sentence part holonym

Related & opposite

clausal derivation
grammar domain topic

Sense 2 noun

a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will)

Types & categories

section hypernym
arbitration clause hyponym
deductible hyponym
double indemnity hyponym
escalator hyponym
joker hyponym
reserve clause hyponym
rider hyponym

Parts & wholes

document part holonym

Related & opposite

article derivation
contract domain topic

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Sense	Relation	Group	Word
1	derivation	Related & opposite	clausal
1	domain topic	Related & opposite	grammar
1	part holonym	Parts & wholes	sentence
1	hypernym	Types & categories	grammatical construction
1	hyponym	Types & categories	main clause
1	hyponym	Types & categories	coordinate clause
1	hyponym	Types & categories	subordinate clause
1	hyponym	Types & categories	relative clause
2	derivation	Related & opposite	article
2	domain topic	Related & opposite	contract
2	part holonym	Parts & wholes	document
2	hypernym	Types & categories	section
2	hyponym	Types & categories	arbitration clause
2	hyponym	Types & categories	deductible
2	hyponym	Types & categories	double indemnity
2	hyponym	Types & categories	escalator
2	hyponym	Types & categories	joker
2	hyponym	Types & categories	reserve clause
2	hyponym	Types & categories	rider