单词 | subdisjunctive |
释义 | subdisjunctive/ˌsʌbdɪsˈdʒʌŋ(k)tɪv/adjective Logic. Asserting that at least one of a list of possibilities holds, while not ruling out the possibility that more than one holds. historical in later use (disjunctive now being the usual term). noun Grammar. A disjunctive conjunction connecting two words or phrases which have the same referent. OriginMid 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas Stanley (1625–1678), poet and classical scholar. From sub- + disjunctive, after classical Latin subdisiunctīvus (in logic) partly disjunctive, in post-classical Latin also (in grammar) designating a type of conjunction, itself after Byzantine Greek ὑποδιαζευκτικός. With use as noun compare disjunctive. |
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