nonrestrictive
[ non-ri-strik-tiv ]
/ ˌnɒn rɪˈstrɪk tɪv /
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adjective
not restrictive or limiting.
Grammar. descriptive of a modified element rather than limiting of the element's meaning: a nonrestrictive modifier.Compare restrictive (def. 4).
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Origin of nonrestrictive
First recorded in 1920–25; non- + restrictive
Words nearby nonrestrictive
nonresident, nonresidential, nonresistance, nonresistant, nonrestraint, nonrestrictive, nonrestrictive clause, nonreturn, nonreturnable, nonreturn valve, nonrhotic
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British Dictionary definitions for nonrestrictive
nonrestrictive
/ (ˌnɒnrɪˈstrɪktɪv) /
adjective
not restrictive or limiting
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