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sub-clause in British Englishnouna subordinate section of a larger clause in a document, contract, etc Examples of 'sub-clause' in a sentencesub-clause I made a mental note to tighten up the clause in the Rules about paramilitaries, and to add a sub-clause relating to drowsiness.The sub-clause here is: unless we need you.Subject, of course, to the following minor sub-clause.No more multiple-clause and sub-clause sentences to parse, usually to no effect.I'd meander with clause after sub-clause making little sense and even less of a point.But you hoped they would find a sub-clause on lemon curd density that she had contravened. |