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disjunctive
I. dis·junctive \də̇sˈjəŋ(k)tiv\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Late Latin & Latin disjunctivus, adjective
1. : a disjunctive conjunction
2. in Hebrew orthography : a disjunctive accent
3. : disjunction 2; broadly : a situation involving alternate choices
II. dis·junc·tive \dəsˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷, (ˈ)dis| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ adjective
Etymology: Latin disjunctivus, from disjunctus + -ivus -ive
1.
a. : tending to disjoin : involving disjunction : separative
b. of a vowel : epenthesized in a cluster of consonants to facilitate pronunciation
< the parasitic vowel \ə\ in the pronunciation \ˈathəˌlēt\ of athlete is disjunctive >
2. [Late Latin disjunctivus, from Latin]
a. of a conjunction : expressing an alternative, contrast, or opposition between the meanings of the words or word groups that it connects
< the disjunctive conjunctions or in “peas or beans”, either … or in “either milk or cream”, but in “small but important”, and though in “they went on playing ball though it was raining” >
— contrasted with copulative
b. : pleading or marked by mutually exclusive alternatives joined by “or”
< the disjunctive statement the defendant knew or ought to have known >
< disjunctive pleading >
3. of a pronoun form : stressed and not attached to the verb as an enclitic or proclitic (as French moi, lui, toi, soi) — contrasted with conjunctive
4. in Hebrew orthography : indicating that the word marked is separated to a greater or less degree rhythmically and grammatically from the word which follows it — used of an accent; opposed to conjunctive
• dis·junc·tive·ly \-tə̇vlē\ adverb |