clausula

[ klaw-zhuh-luh ]
/ ˈklɔ ʒə lə /

noun, plural clau·su·lae [klaw-zhuh-lee] /ˈklɔ ʒəˌli/. Music.

an ornamented cadence especially in early Renaissance music.

Origin of clausula

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

OTHER WORDS FROM clausula

clau·su·lar, adjective