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non·re·stric·tive
 nonrestrictive
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- pronunciation:
- nan
r
strIk
tihv
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
not restrictive.
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| definition 2: |
in grammar, modifying but not restricting the meaning of a word or phrase, as "who lives there" modifies but does not restrict the meaning of "Mr. Smith" in "Mr. Smith, who lives there, said he didn't hear anything".
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