DICTIONARY ENTRY
3 SYLLABLES
grandfather clause
/'græn,fɑðər_klɔz/ · grænfɑðərklɔz
Grandfather clause has 3 syllables: grand · fa · ther clause.
grand
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fa
02
ther clause
03
noun. An exemption based on circumstances existing prior to the adoption of some policy; used to enfranchise illiterate whites in south after the American Civil War.
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