NONRESTRICTIVE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Not limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase

Example:

the nonrestrictive clause in 'I always buy his books, which have influenced me greatly,' refers to his books generally and adds an additional fact about them

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

unrestrictive (not tending to restrict)

Domain category:

grammar (the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics))

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