noun
Meaning 1
A relative clause that provides information essential to describing or identifying the person or thing that is meant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: defining relative clause, integrated relative clause
Antonyms: non-restrictive relative clause, non-defining relative clause, supplementary relative clause
Broader terms: relative clause, subordinate clause, clause