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nonrestrictive
adjective non·re·stric·tive \-ri-ˈstrik-tiv\
: not limiting or controlling something
grammar of a word or group of words : describing or giving more information about a person or thing but not needed to understand which person or thing is meant
Full Definition of NONRESTRICTIVE
: not restrictive; specifically : not limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase
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First Known Use of NONRESTRICTIVE
1916
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