subclause
subclause noun: a subordinate clause.
Noun
subclause (plural subclauses)
- A subordinate clause.
- A subsidiary clause in a legal contract etc.
Verb
subclause (third-person singular simple present subclauses, present participle subclausing, simple past and past participle subclaused)
- To qualify with a subclause.
- Too many serious reviews are subclaused, hyperbolic conscious, egotistical and self-indulgent, not to mention boring.1970, Yale/Theatre, volumes 3-4, page 86
- 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.2002, New Scientist, volume 176, numbers 2367-2375, page 57
subclause meaning in Tamil and Bengali
subclause in Tamil
- உட்பகுதி, துணைப்பகுதி, உட்பிரிவு, உட்கூறு
subclause in Bengali
- সনির্ভর খণ্ডবাক্য
Forms of subclause
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | subclauses |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | subclauses |
| present participle | subclausing |
| past participle | subclaused |
| past | subclaused |
Origin of subclause
From sub- + clause.
Questions about subclause
- What does subclause mean?
- Subclause means a subordinate clause.
- What is subclause in Tamil?
- Subclause in Tamil is உட்பகுதி, துணைப்பகுதி, உட்பிரிவு. See Subclause meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is subclause?
- Subclause can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of subclause?
- The plural of subclause is subclauses.
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