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conjunctive

[ kuhn-juhngk-tiv ]

adjective

  1. serving to connect; connective:

    conjunctive tissue.

  2. conjoined; joint:

    a conjunctive action.

  3. Grammar.
    1. (of a mode) subjunctive.
    2. (of a pronoun) conjunct.
    3. of the nature of a conjunction.
    4. (of an adverb) serving to connect two clauses or sentences, as however or furthermore.
  4. Logic. characterizing propositions that are conjunctions.


noun

  1. Grammar. a conjunctive word; a conjunction.

conjunctive

/ əˈʌŋɪ /

adjective

  1. joining; connective
  2. joined
  3. of or relating to conjunctions or their use
  4. logic relating to, characterized by, or containing a conjunction
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a less common word for conjunction
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • DzˈܲԳپ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • Dz·ܲԳt· adverb
  • ԴDzcDz·ܲԳt adjective
  • nonDz·ܲԳt· adverb
  • ܲcDz·ܲԳt adjective
  • subDz·ܲԳt· adverb
  • ܲcDz·ܲԳt adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of conjunctive1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English conjunctif, from Late Latin DzܲԳīܲ; equivalent to conjunct + -ive
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of conjunctive1

C15: from Late Latin DzܲԳīܲ, from Latin conjungere to conjoin
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Example Sentences

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And they used lots of conjunctive adverbs, those connecting words like moreover, namely and indeed.

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As his solo closes, he and Mr. O’Farrill link up again, finding a loose, conjunctive flow.

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Asked what she would do with a second gold if she won one in Rio, she took exception to the conjunctive.

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Adults, who most frequently come across disjunctive relationships outside of the lab, were biased to interpret both disjunctive and conjunctive relationships as being disjunctive.

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I make my bread deciding whether a word is an attributive noun or adjective, parsing adverbial uses over conjunctive uses, writing those delightfully boring usage notes in your dictionary.

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