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NONRESTRICTIVE
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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:
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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