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nonrestrictive

/,n/A/nr/I/'str/I/kt/I/v/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective satellite

  1. not limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase

    adj.all

    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.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

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