NONRESTRICTIVE CLAUSE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A subordinate clause that does not limit or restrict the meaning of the noun phrase it modifies

Synonyms:

descriptive clause; nonrestrictive clause

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("nonrestrictive clause" is a kind of...):

dependent clause; subordinate clause (a clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or adverb)

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