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nonrestrictive
[ non-ri-strik-tiv ]
adjective
- not restrictive or limiting.
- Grammar. descriptive of a modified element rather than limiting of the element's meaning: Compare restrictive ( def 4 ).
a nonrestrictive modifier.
nonrestrictive
/ ˌnɒnrɪˈstrɪktɪv /
adjective
- not restrictive or limiting
- See restrictivegrammar denoting a relative clause that is not restrictive Compare restrictive
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Word History and Origins
Origin of nonrestrictive1
First recorded in 1920–25; non- + restrictive
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