restrictive clause

re·stric·tive clause

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Definitions of restrictive clause words

noun restrictive clause a relative clause that identifies the antecedent and that is usually not set off by commas in English. In The year that just ended was bad for crops, the clause that just ended is a restrictive clause. 1
noun restrictive clause law: limiting possible meaning 1
noun restrictive clause a relative clause that restricts the number of possible referents of its antecedent. The relative clause in Americans who live in New York is restrictive 0

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

First recorded in 1900-05

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adjective

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preposition

conjunction

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exclamation

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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