Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subclause

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English

Syllables: sub-clause
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A subordinate clause.

noun

A subsidiary clause in a legal contract etc.

verb

To qualify with a subclause.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"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, […]"

Etymology

From sub- + clause.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: sub

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

subclauses (plural) subclauses (present, singular) subclausing (participle, present) subclaused (participle, past) subclaused (past)

Questions

What does subclause mean?: A subordinate clause.
Where does subclause come from?: From sub- + clause.

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