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nonrestrictive

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

not restrictive; not imposing restrictions

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

not limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • 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

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History

Etymology

From non- + restrictive.