Nonrestrictive Definition
nŏnrĭ-strĭktĭv
adjective
Not restrictive.
Webster's New World
Designating a modifier, as a word, phrase, or subordinate clause, that adds information without limiting the reference of the word or phrase it modifies and thus is not essential to the meaning of a sentence.
“who is six feet tall” in “John, who is six feet tall, is younger than Bill” is a nonrestrictive clause.
Webster's New World
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