Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clausal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables: clausal
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or constructed using clauses.

Example Sentences

"In contrast, a sentence complement is a clause that is lexically specified by a particular noun, like fact[…], and consequently, there is no missing position in the embedded clause. Other nouns with clausal components include belief, report, statement, possibility and many others. These nouns take a clause as part of their meaning. For fact, for example, the clausal complement describes the content of the fact."

Etymology

From clause + -al.

Word Breakdown

Root: *(s)kleh₂w-

Derived Forms

biclausal interclausal monoclausal multiclausal nonclausal subclausal superclausal

Phrases

clausal complement clausal normal form

Questions

What does clausal mean?: Of, pertaining to, or constructed using clauses.
Where does clausal come from?: From clause + -al.

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