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Meaning of Restrictive | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ɹɪˈstɹɪktɪv

Definitions

A clause that narrows the meaning of a noun or noun phrase.

Equivalents

العربية تقييدي
Български ограничителен
Català restrictiu
Ελληνικά περιοριστική
Español restrictivo
فارسی محدود
Magyar korlátozó
Bahasa Indonesia ketat
Italiano restrittivo
日本語 限定的
Latina restrictīvus
Македонски рестриктивен
Bahasa Melayu ketat
Nederlands beperkend
Português restritivo
Română restrictiv
ไทย จำกัด
Türkçe kısıtlayıcı
Українська обме́жувальний
Tiếng Việt hạn chế

Examples

“[…] a couple of further differences between restrictive and non-restrictive relative clauses: (1) in contrast with restrictives, the wh-phrase in non-restrictives cannot be ellipted; […]”

CEFR level

C2
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