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==Etymology==
− It is [[bor|fro|clause|t=stipulation]] (12th century),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) a learned borrowing of Medieval Latin clausa, close of a rhetorical period, conclusion,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) used for classical Latin clausula, end, closing of a sentence,^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from claus-, past participle stem of claudere, to shut (see [[close]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998)
+ It is [[bor|fro|clause|t=stipulation]] (12th century),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) a learned borrowing of [[la-med|clausa]], close of a rhetorical period, conclusion,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) used for classical [[la|clausula]], end, closing of a sentence,^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from claus-, past participle stem of [[m|la|claudere]], to shut (see [[close]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998)
==Earliest recorded meaning==