Clojure

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proper noun

A dialect of the Lisp programming language that runs on the JVM.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. computer languagesA dialect of the Lisp programming language that runs on the JVM.

    Allowing variable capture when we really, really want it makes Clojure's macro system technically more dangerous than hygienic systems.

    2014, Colin Jones, Mastering Clojure Macros: Write Cleaner, Faster, Smarter Code, Pragmatic Bookshelf, →ISBN

Origin

From closure, respelled with the letter J from Java.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

closure
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APA

Clojure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Clojure

MLA

“Clojure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Clojure. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Clojure,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Clojure.

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