(n)Prussian general and military theorist who proposed a doctrine of total war and war as an extension of diplomacy (1780-1831), Syn.Karl von Clausewitz
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n. [ F. clause, LL. clausa, equiv. to L. clausula clause, prop., close of &unr_; rhetorical period, close, fr. claudere to shut, to end. See Close. ] 1. A separate portion of a written paper, paragraph, or sentence; an article, stipulation, or proviso, in a legal document. [ 1913 Webster ]
The usual attestation clause to a will. Bouvier. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Gram.) A subordinate portion or a subdivision of a sentence containing a subject and its predicate. [ 1913 Webster ]
[いちじょう, ichijou](n) (1) one long straight object; streak; beam; ray (of light); wisp (of smoke); (2) one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one passage (in a book); (3) one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (4) the same logic; the same reason; (P)#17226[Add to Longdo]