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a subordinate clause introduced by a relative pronoun, adjective, or adverb, either expressed or deleted, especially such a clause modifying an antecedent, as who saw you in He's the man who saw you or (that) I wrote in Here's the letter (that) I wrote.

Compare definite relative clause, indefinite relative clause.

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relative clause
noun
a clause introduced by a relative pronoun; "'who visits frequently' is a relative clause in the sentence 'John, who visits frequently, is ill'"

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