any word that connects phrases, clauses, or individual words
c.
a symbol used in a formal language in the construction of compound sentences from simpler sentences, corresponding to terms such as or, and, not, etc, in ordinary speech
4. botany
the tissue of a stamen that connects the two lobes of the anther
5. anatomy
a nerve-fibre bundle connecting two nerve centres
Derived forms
connectively (conˈnectively)
adverb
connectivity (ˌkɒnɛkˈtɪvɪtɪ)
noun
connective in American English
(kəˈnɛktɪv)
adjective
1.
connecting or serving to connect
noun
2.
something that connects, esp. a word that connects phrases, clauses, or other words,as a conjunction or relative pronoun
3. Botany
an anther's lobe-connecting tissue that splits open, allowing the pollen to escape