"Clojure" meaning in All languages combined

See Clojure on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Audio: En-Clojure.oga
Etymology: From closure, respelled with the letter J from Java. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Clojure
  1. A dialect of the Lisp programming language that runs on the JVM. Categories (topical): Computer languages
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