restrictive clause

noun

: a descriptive clause that is essential to the definiteness of the word it modifies (such as that you ordered in "the book that you ordered is out of print")

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1895, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of restrictive clause was circa 1895

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“Restrictive clause.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/restrictive%20clause. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.

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