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disjunctive

4 ENTRIES FOUND:

1dis·junc·tive

adj \-ˈjəŋ(k)-tiv\

Definition of DISJUNCTIVE

1
a : relating to, being, or forming a logical disjunction b : expressing an alternative or opposition between the meanings of the words connected <the disjunctive conjunction or> c : expressed by mutually exclusive alternatives joined by or <disjunctive pleading>
2
: marked by breaks or disunity <a disjunctive narrative sequence>
3
of a pronoun form : stressed and not attached to the verb as an enclitic or proclitic
dis·junc·tive·ly adverb

Examples of DISJUNCTIVE

  1. Or and but are disjunctive conjunctions.

First Known Use of DISJUNCTIVE

15th century

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