conjunctiveadjective
/kənˈdʒʌŋk.tɪv//kənˈdʒʌŋk.tɪv/conjunctive adjective (CONNECTED)
relating to or forming connections between things:
These archaeological data are combined with other sources of information to form the basis of the conjunctive approach that underlies our research.
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- The conjunctive theme of violence is traceable throughout the trilogy.
- He said officials must account for "conjunctive" relationships or connections between surface and groundwater.
- Epithelial and conjunctive tissue has more collagen fibres.
- Adipocytes in this toxic environment increase in size and become surrounded by conjunctive fibres.
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Similar and the same
- a level playing field idiom
- affinity
- akin
- alike
- allied
- approach
- clock
- difference
- equal
- firm
- homogeneous
- homogenous
- identical
- identikit
- inch
- Rome
- same
- same difference idiom
- same old same old idiom
- sameness
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conjunctive adjective (GRAMMAR)
specialized language relating to a conjunction (= linking word), or expressing a link between two things that are both true:
The "and" in this sentence does not have the simple conjunctive use that it appears to have.
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- What might happen if we banned any use of the term "like" that extended too far beyond its conjunctive function?
- Relative pronouns might also be called conjunctive pronouns.
- Readers should note the conjunctive nature of the clause: it is joined by an “and,” with the first part involving a promise “to indemnify” and a second part involving a promise “to defend.”
- The question of whether the test should be disjunctive ("widespread or systematic") or conjunctive ("widespread and systematic") has been discussed at the Conference.
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Linguistics: connecting words joining words or phrases with similar or related meanings
- and/or 2
- anyways
- concatenate
- connective
- consequently
- hence
- hereby
- mean
- moreover
- never
- now
- OK
- so
- sure
- sure enough idiom
- the thing is idiom
- there
- thing
- what
- with that idiom
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