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First Known Use of connective
circa 1660
connective
Definition of connective
: something that connects: such asa : a linguistic form that connects words or word groupsb : a logical term (such 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
First Known Use of connective
1751
CONNECTIVE Defined for English Language Learners
connective
Definition of connective for English Language Learners
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grammar : a word (such as and ) that connects words or groups of words
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