NONRESTRICTIVE

nonrestrictive

(adjective) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

nonrestrictive (not comparable)

not restrictive; not imposing restrictions

Source: Wiktionary



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According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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