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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Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.

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