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nonclause

nonclause noun: an utterance that is nonclausal, such as a noun phrase, prepositional phrase, or interjection.

Noun

nonclause (plural nonclauses)

  1. An utterance that is nonclausal, such as a noun phrase, prepositional phrase, or interjection.
    • The corpus was searched for clauses and nonclauses that illustrated the relevant property.
    1. (attributive) Nonclausal.
      • The corpus was searched for nonclause examples of the relevant property.

Forms of nonclause

pluralnonclauses

Origin of nonclause

From non- + clause.

Questions about nonclause

What does nonclause mean?
Nonclause means an utterance that is nonclausal, such as a noun phrase, prepositional phrase, or interjection.
What part of speech is nonclause?
Nonclause is a noun.
What is the plural of nonclause?
The plural of nonclause is nonclauses.

Words near nonclause in the dictionary

  1. nonclassroom
  2. nonclassrooms
  3. nonclastic
  4. nonclathrate
  5. nonclausal
  6. nonclause
  7. nonclauses
  8. nonclavicipitaceous
  9. nonclay
  10. nonclayey
  11. nonclean

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