-clase

American  

1. a combining form used in the formation of compound words that denote minerals with a particular cleavage, as specified by the initial element.

   oligoclase; plagioclase.

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-clase British  

combining form

1. (in mineralogy) indicating a particular type of cleavage

   plagioclase

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Etymology

Origin of -clase

< French < Greek klásis; -clasis

Example Sentences

In November, Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz were indicted on federal charges that they “rigged pitches” — that is, they tipped bettors about whether they would throw a pitch outside the strike zone in specified situations and how hard they would throw it.

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Prosecutors say bettors won hundreds of thousands of dollars for themselves and paid Clase and Ortiz thousands of dollars for their help.

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Prosecutors told the court last month that Clase, a three-time All-Star, likely would face 87 to 108 months in prison under federal sentencing guidelines — that is, up to nine years — if convicted on each of the four counts in his indictment.

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Clase, 27, is under contract for $6 million this year; the Guardians hold a $10-million option for 2027 and another for 2028.

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On the day after Clase and Ortiz were indicted, Major League Baseball announced an agreement with sports book operators to cap such pitching prop bets at $200.

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