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1con·nec·tive

adjective \kə-ˈnek-tiv\

Definition of CONNECTIVE

: serving to connect
— con·nec·tive·ly adverb
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First Known Use of CONNECTIVE

circa 1660

Rhymes with CONNECTIVE

advective, affective, bijective, collective, convective, corrective, defective, deflective, detective, directive, effective, elective, ejective, infective, inflective, injective, invective, objective, perfective, perspective, projective, protective, reflective, respective, selective, subjective

2connective

noun

Definition of CONNECTIVE

: something that connects: as
a : a linguistic form that connects words or word groups
b : a logical term (as or, if-then, and, not) or a symbol for it that relates propositions in such a way that the truth or falsity of the resulting statement is determined by the truth or falsity of the components
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First Known Use of CONNECTIVE

1751

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