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CONJUNCTIVE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
Synonyms:
conjunction; conjunctive; connective; continuative
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("conjunctive" is a kind of...):
closed-class word; function word (a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "conjunctive"):
coordinating conjunction (a conjunction (like 'and' or 'or') that connects two identically constructed grammatical constituents)
subordinate conjunction; subordinating conjunction (a conjunction (like 'since' or 'that' or 'who') that introduces a dependent clause)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Serving or tending to connect
Classified under:
Similar:
copulative (syntactically connecting sentences or elements of a sentence)
connective (connecting or tending to connect)
Antonym:
disjunctive (serving or tending to divide or separate)
Derivation:
conjoin (make contact or come together)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Involving the joint activity of two or more
Example:
joint military activities
Synonyms:
concerted; conjunct; conjunctive; cooperative
Classified under:
Similar:
joint (united or combined)
