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clausula

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[klaw-zhuh-luh] / ˈklɔ ʒə lə /

noun

Music.

an ornamented cadence especially in early Renaissance music.

Other Word Forms

clausular

adjective

Etymology

Origin of clausula

< Latin: a closing, conclusion, equivalent to claus ( us ) (past participle of claudere to close) + -ula -ule

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