relative clause

noun

relative clause

noun
1

Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences A subordinate clause that modifies or gives further information about a noun or sometimes a whole statement; in English, it may be introduced by a relative pronoun (sometimes optional) such as that, which or who.

  • Near-synonyms: (dated, deprecated) adjective clause, adjectival clause, attributive clause

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