non-restrictive relative clause

== English == === Noun === non-restrictive relative clause (plural non-restrictive relative clauses) (grammar) A relative clause, usually set off by a comma or commas, that provides additional information about the person or thing referred to, or about a statement that has been made, as opposed to information that is essential to specifying or identifying who or what is meant. Synonyms: non-defining relative clause, supplementary relative clause Antonyms: defining relative clause, restrictive relative clause, integrated relative clause Hypernyms: supplement; relative clause < subordinate clause < clause