non-restrictive
adjective/ˌnɒn rɪˈstrɪktɪv/
/ˌnɑːn rɪˈstrɪktɪv/
(also non-defining)
(grammar)- (of relative clauses ) giving extra information about a noun phrase, inside commas in writing or in a particular intonation in speech. In ‘My brother, who lives in France, is coming to Rome with us’, the part between the commas is a non-restrictive relative clause. compare restrictiveOxford Collocations DictionaryNon-restrictive is used with these nouns:
- clause
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