non-defining

adjective
🔊/ˌnɒn dɪˈfaɪnɪŋ/
🔊/ˌnɑːn dɪˈfaɪnɪŋ/
(also non-restrictive)
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  1. (of relative clauses 关系从句) giving extra information about a noun phrase, inside commas in writing or in a particular intonation in speech. In My brother, who lives in France, is coming to Rome with us, the part between the commas is a non-defining relative clause.Topics Languagec1