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lause.

clause (group of words which include a subject and any necessary predicate, such as can make up a simple sentence on its own)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlɑu̯seˣ/[ˈlɑ̝u̯s̠e̞(ʔ)]
  1. clause (group of words which include a subject and any necessary predicate, such as can make up a simple sentence on its own)

  2. sentence (not as a grammatical term) (grammatically complete series of words consisting of a subject and predicate)

  3. theorem (mathematical statement of some importance that has been proven to be true)

    Pythagoraan lause
  4. synonym of väitelause (“proposition (assertion which is provably true, but not important enough to be called a theorem)”)

  5. proposition (assertion which may be true or false)

  6. statement (instruction in a computer program, especially one that returns no value)

Where this word comes from

lausua (“to speak, utter”) + -e. The modern sense was coined by Finnish physician and philologist Elias Lönnrot in 1845, earlier uses in the plural (lauseet ~ lausehet) in e.g. folk poetry could mean “words, something said; (especially) magic words, words of healing; taunts; puzzles, trick questions”.

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