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nonrestrictive

adjective

not limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase

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Word length
14
Starts with
N
Ends with
E
Contains
ON
Scrabble score
19
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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adjective

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

    “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”

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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
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