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non•re•stric•tive
Pronunciation: (non"ri-strik'tiv), [key]—
adj.
1. not restrictive or limiting.
2. Gram.descriptive of a modified element rather than limiting of the element's meaning:
a nonrestrictive modifier. Cf.
restrictive (def. 4).
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