clausula
noun
an ornamented cadence especially in early Renaissance music.
clausulae
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pluralof clausula.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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These two classes, V and L, include 86% of the clausulae in the orations.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various
Cicero gives various clausulae which his ears told him to be good or bad, but his remarks are desultory, as also are those of Quintilian, whose examples were largely drawn from Cicero’s writings.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various
Other investigators had shown that Cicero’s clausulae are generally variations of some three or four forms in which the rhythm is trochaic.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various
Dr Thaddaeus Zielinski of St Petersburg, after examining all the clausulae in Cicero’s speeches, finds that they are governed by a law.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various
Guibert's penchant for alliteration, rhyming clausulae, and pithiness must usually be sacrificed.
From The Deeds of God Through the Franks by Robert Levine
