What does nonrestrictive mean?
Definitions for nonrestrictive
ˌnɒn rɪˈstrɪk tɪvnon·re·stric·tive
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Princeton's WordNet
nonrestrictiveadjective
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"
Wiktionary
nonrestrictiveadjective
not restrictive; not imposing restrictions
Wikipedia
nonrestrictive
In semantics, a modifier is said to be restrictive (or defining) if it restricts the reference of its head. For example, in "the red car is fancier than the blue one", red and blue are restrictive, because they restrict which cars car and one are referring to. ("The car is fancier than the one" would make little sense.) By contrast, in "John's beautiful mother", beautiful is non-restrictive; "John's mother" identifies her sufficiently, whereas "beautiful" only serves to add more information. Restrictive modifiers are also called defining, identifying, essential, or necessary; non-restrictive ones are also called non-defining, non-identifying, descriptive, or unnecessary (though this last term can be misleading). In certain cases, generally when restrictiveness is marked syntactically through the lack of commas, restrictive modifiers are called integrated and non-restrictive ones are called non-integrated or supplementary.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of nonrestrictive in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of nonrestrictive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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