NOUN | communication | descriptive clause, nonrestrictive clause | a subordinate clause that does not limit or restrict the meaning / meaning of the noun phrase it modifies |
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Meaning | A subordinate clause that does not limit or restrict the meaning / meaning of the noun phrase it modifies. | |
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Synonym | nonrestrictive clause | |
Broader | subordinate clause, dependent clause | A clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective / adjective or adverb / adverb |
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