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conjunctive
con·junc·tive C0573300 (kən-jŭngk′tĭv)adj.1. Joining; connective.2. Joined together; combined: the conjunctive focus of political opposition.3. Grammar a. Of, relating to, or being a conjunction.b. Serving to connect elements of meaning and construction within sentences, as and and since, or between sentences, as therefore.n. Grammar A connective word, especially a conjunction or conjunctive adverb.
con·junc′tive·ly adv.conjunctive (kənˈdʒʌŋktɪv) adj1. joining; connective2. joined3. (Grammar) of or relating to conjunctions or their use4. (Logic) logic relating to, characterized by, or containing a conjunctionn (Grammar) a less common word for conjunction3[C15: from Late Latin conjunctīvus, from Latin conjungere to conjoin] conˈjunctively advcon•junc•tive (kənˈdʒʌŋk tɪv)
adj. 1. serving to connect; connective: conjunctive tissue. 2. conjoined; joint. 3. a. pertaining to, being, or functioning like a conjunction. b. (of an adverb) serving to connect two clauses or sentences, as however or furthermore. n. 4. a conjunctive word or expression; conjunction. [1400–50; late Middle English conjunctif < Late Latin conjunctīvus. See conjunct, -ive] con•junc′tive•ly, adv. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | conjunctive - an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentencesconnective, continuative, conjunctionclosed-class word, function word - a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaningcoordinating conjunction - a conjunction (like `and' or `or') that connects two identically constructed grammatical constituentssubordinate conjunction, subordinating conjunction - a conjunction (like `since' or `that' or `who') that introduces a dependent clause | | Adj. | 1. | conjunctive - serving or tending to connectdisjunctive - serving or tending to divide or separate | | 2. | conjunctive - involving the joint activity of two or more; "concerted action"; "the conjunct influence of fire and strong wind"; "the conjunctive focus of political opposition"; "a cooperative effort"; "a united effort"; "joint military activities"concerted, cooperative, conjunctjoint - united or combined; "a joint session of Congress"; "joint owners" |
Translationsconjunctive
conjunctive Logic relating to, characterized by, or containing a conjunction conjunctive
con·junc·tive (kon-jŭnk'tiv), Joining; connecting; connective.Conjunctive
CONJUNCTIVE, contracts, wills, instruments. A term in grammar used to designate particles which connect one word to another, or one proposition to another proposition.
2. There are many cases in law, where the conjunctive and is used for the disjunctive or, and vice versa.
3. An obligation is conjunctive when it contains several things united by a conjunction to indicate that they are all equally the object of the matter or contract for example, if I promise for a lawful consideration, to deliver to you my copy of the Life of Washington, my Encyclopaedia, and my copy of the History of the United States, I am then bound to deliver all of them and cannot be discharged by delivering one only. There are, according to Toullier, tom. vi. n. 686, as many separate obligations Is there are things to be delivered, and the obligor may discharge himself pro tanto by delivering either of them, or in case of refusal the tender will be valid. It is presumed, however, that only one action could be maintained for the whole. But if the articles in the agreement had not been enumerated; I could not, according to Toullier, deliver one in discharge of my contract, without the consent of the creditor; as if, instead of enumerating the, books above mentioned, I had bound myself to deliver all my books, the very books in question. Vide Disjunctive, Item, and the case, there cited; and also, Bac. Ab. Conditions, P; 1 Bos. & Pull. 242; 4 Bing. N. C. 463 S. C. 33 E. C. L. R. 413; 1 Bouv. Inst. n. 687-8. conjunctive
Synonyms for conjunctivenoun an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentencesSynonyms- connective
- continuative
- conjunction
Related Words- closed-class word
- function word
- coordinating conjunction
- subordinate conjunction
- subordinating conjunction
adj serving or tending to connectAntonymsadj involving the joint activity of two or moreSynonyms- concerted
- cooperative
- conjunct
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