disjunctive

[ dis-juhngk-tiv ]

/ dɪsˈdʒʌŋk tɪv /

adjective

serving or tending to disjoin; separating; dividing; distinguishing.

Grammar.

syntactically setting two or more expressions in opposition to each other, as but in poor but happy, or expressing an alternative, as or in this or that.
not syntactically dependent upon some particular expression.

Logic.

characterizing propositions that are disjunctions.
(of a syllogism) containing at least one disjunctive proposition as a premise.

noun

a statement, course of action, etc., involving alternatives.

Logic. disjunction (def. 2a).

Grammar. a disjunctive word.

Origin of disjunctive

1400–50; late Middle English <Late Latin disjunctīvus placed in opposition, equivalent to Latin disjunct(us) (see disjunct) + -īvus-ive

OTHER WORDS FROM disjunctive

dis·junc·tive·ly, adverbnon·dis·junc·tive, adjectivenon·dis·junc·tive·ly, adverb

Words nearby disjunctive

disjoined, disjoint, disjointed, disjunct, disjunction, disjunctive, disjuncture, disjune, disk, disk brake, disk crank

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Example sentences from the Web for disjunctive

Conjunctions are divided into two sorts, the Copulative and Disjunctive.
English Grammar in Familiar Lectures|Samuel Kirkham
In fact, the disjunctive judgment involves the identification of the practical problem.
Studies in Logical Theory|John Dewey
The facilities for wreaking final vengeance upon each other was a disjunctive irony divided equally between them.
The Red Debt|Everett MacDonald
This must have been the case especially when the habitation of a species is extensive, and yet more when it is disjunctive.
Origin of Cultivated Plants|Alphonse De Candolle

Thus the disjunctive conclusion is as bad for an opponent as the categorical one in a Simple Dilemma.
Logic|Carveth Read

British Dictionary definitions for disjunctive

disjunctive

/ (dɪsˈdʒʌŋktɪv) /

adjective

serving to disconnect or separate

grammar

denoting a word, esp a conjunction, that serves to express opposition or contrast: but in the sentence She was poor but she was honest
denoting an inflection of pronouns in some languages that is used alone or after a preposition, such as moi in French

Also: alternative logic relating to, characterized by, or containing disjunction

noun

grammar

a disjunctive word, esp a conjunction
a disjunctive pronoun

logic a disjunctive proposition; disjunction

Derived forms of disjunctive

disjunctively, adverb

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单词	disjunctive
释义	disjunctive [ dis-juhngk-tiv ] / dɪsˈdʒʌŋk tɪv / adjective serving or tending to disjoin; separating; dividing; distinguishing. Grammar. syntactically setting two or more expressions in opposition to each other, as but in poor but happy, or expressing an alternative, as or in this or that. not syntactically dependent upon some particular expression. Logic. characterizing propositions that are disjunctions. (of a syllogism) containing at least one disjunctive proposition as a premise. noun a statement, course of action, etc., involving alternatives. Logic. disjunction (def. 2a). Grammar. a disjunctive word. Origin of disjunctive 1400–50; late Middle English <Late Latin disjunctīvus placed in opposition, equivalent to Latin disjunct(us) (see disjunct) + -īvus-ive OTHER WORDS FROM disjunctive dis·junc·tive·ly, adverbnon·dis·junc·tive, adjectivenon·dis·junc·tive·ly, adverb Words nearby disjunctive disjoined, disjoint, disjointed, disjunct, disjunction, disjunctive, disjuncture, disjune, disk, disk brake, disk crank Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for disjunctive Conjunctions are divided into two sorts, the Copulative and Disjunctive. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures\|Samuel Kirkham In fact, the disjunctive judgment involves the identification of the practical problem. Studies in Logical Theory\|John Dewey The facilities for wreaking final vengeance upon each other was a disjunctive irony divided equally between them. The Red Debt\|Everett MacDonald This must have been the case especially when the habitation of a species is extensive, and yet more when it is disjunctive. Origin of Cultivated Plants\|Alphonse De Candolle Thus the disjunctive conclusion is as bad for an opponent as the categorical one in a Simple Dilemma. Logic\|Carveth Read British Dictionary definitions for disjunctive disjunctive / (dɪsˈdʒʌŋktɪv) / adjective serving to disconnect or separate grammar denoting a word, esp a conjunction, that serves to express opposition or contrast: but in the sentence She was poor but she was honest denoting an inflection of pronouns in some languages that is used alone or after a preposition, such as moi in French Also: alternative logic relating to, characterized by, or containing disjunction noun grammar a disjunctive word, esp a conjunction a disjunctive pronoun logic a disjunctive proposition; disjunction Derived forms of disjunctive disjunctively, adverb 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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