Phrase guide
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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
A dependent clause that provides essential information to identify or specify the noun it modifies, limiting its reference to a particular subset.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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Synonyms: essential clause
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a subordinate clause that limits or restricts the meaning of the noun phrase it modifies
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: subordinate clause, dependent clause
History
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