"Clojure" meaning in English

See Clojure in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Audio: En-Clojure.oga
Etymology: From closure, respelled with the letter J from Java. Etymology templates: {{m|en|closure|id=programming}} closure, {{m|en|Java}} 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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