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disjunctive
dis·junc·tive D0274300 (dĭs-jŭngk′tĭv)adj.1. Serving to separate or divide.2. Grammar Serving to establish a relationship of contrast or opposition. The conjunction but in the phrase poor but comfortable is disjunctive.3. Logic a. Of a proposition that presents two or more alternative terms.b. Of a syllogism that contains a disjunction as one premise.n. Grammar A disjunctive conjunction.
dis·junc′tive·ly adv.disjunctive (dɪsˈdʒʌŋktɪv) adj1. serving to disconnect or separate2. (Grammar) grammar a. denoting a word, esp a conjunction, that serves to express opposition or contrast: but in the sentence She was poor but she was honestb. denoting an inflection of pronouns in some languages that is used alone or after a preposition, such as moi in French3. (Biology) logic Also: alternative relating to, characterized by, or containing disjunction4. (Logic) logic Also: alternative relating to, characterized by, or containing disjunctionn5. (Grammar) grammar a. a disjunctive word, esp a conjunctionb. a disjunctive pronoun6. (Logic) logic a disjunctive proposition; disjunction disˈjunctively advdis•junc•tive (dɪsˈdʒʌŋk tɪv)
adj. 1. serving or tending to disjoin. 2. a. syntactically setting two or more expressions in opposition to each other, as but in poor but happy, or expressing an alternative, as or in this or that. b. not syntactically dependent upon some particular expression. 3. a. characterizing logical propositions that include alternatives. b. (of a syllogism) containing at least one disjunctive proposition as a premise. n. 4. a disjunctive proposition. 5. a disjunctive word. [1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin] dis•junc′tive•ly, adv. disjunctiveUsed to describe a word that indicates opposition or contrast.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | disjunctive - serving or tending to divide or separateconjunctive - serving or tending to connect |
Translationsdisjunctive
disjunctive1. Logic relating to, characterized by, or containing disjunction 2. Logic a disjunctive proposition; disjunction MedicalSeealternativeLegalSeeAlternativedisjunctive
Related to disjunctive: disjunctive conjunction, Disjunctive syllogism, Disjunctive normal formAntonyms for disjunctiveadj serving or tending to divide or separateAntonyms |