nonrestrictive

1. 1.

   not limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase

   “the nonrestrictive clause in `I always buy his books, which have influenced me greatly,' refers to his books generally and adds an additional fact about them”

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Questions about nonrestrictive

What does nonrestrictive mean?

nonrestrictive means "not limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase".

How many syllables are in nonrestrictive?

nonrestrictive has 4 syllables and divides as non-re-stric-tive under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is nonrestrictive a common word?

nonrestrictive is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.