Meanings
plural non-restrictive relative clauses
- grammarA relative clause, usually set off by a comma or commas, that provides additional information about the person or thing referred to, or about a statement that has been made, as opposed to information that is essential to specifying or identifying who or what is meant.
Synonyms: non-defining relative clause, supplementary relative clause · Antonyms: defining relative clause, restrictive relative clause, integrated relative clause
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA relative clause, usually set off by a comma or commas, that provides additional information about the person or thing referred to, or about a statement that has been made, as opposed to information that is essential to specifying or identifying who or what is meant.
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