CLAUES, claues
Sounds Like: KLAH-wehs
Translations: keys, bolts, bars, clues, means of access
From the root: CLAVIS
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: CLAUES is the plural form of the Latin noun CLAVIS, meaning 'key'. It can refer to a physical key used to open locks, but also metaphorically to a 'bolt' or 'bar' that secures something, or to a 'clue' or 'means of access' to understanding or solving something. It is used to refer to multiple such items.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Accusative or Vocative
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
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