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restrictive relative clause

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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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

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