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Meaning of NONRESTRICTIVE

Pronunciation:  `nânri'striktiv

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 Definition: [adj]  (grammar) 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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 Synonyms: unrestrictive
 

 

 

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 Related Terms: broad-minded, culpably negligent, derelict, freethinking, inadvertent, inattentive, laissez-faire, latitudinarian, lax, liberal, libertarian, libertine, loose, neglectful, neglecting, negligent, noninterfering, off-guard, open-minded, overly permissive, permissive, procrastinating, relaxed, remiss, scamping, skimping, slack, slighting, slurring, tolerant, unbigoted, uncircumspect, unguarded, unrigorous, unwary, unwatchful
 

 

 

 

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