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(satellite adjective) (grammar) strictly limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase; "the restrictive clause in `Each made a list of the books that had influenced him' limits the books on the list to only those particular ones defined by the clause" |
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(noun) the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase |
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Synonyms: modification, qualifying |
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Related Words: apposition, grammatical relation, restrictiveness |
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(satellite adjective) restricting the scope or freedom of action |
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Synonyms: confining, constraining, constrictive, restricting |
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