DISJUNCTIVE | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Disjunctive

Speech Type: Adjective

Etymology:

late Middle English (in disjunctive (sense 2 of the adjective)): from Latin disjunctivus, from disjunct- ‘disjoined’ (see disjunct)

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: dɪsˈdʒʌŋ(k)tɪv
Dialects: British English
Definition:

lacking connection or consistency

Short Definition:

lacking connection or consistency

Examples:
  • the novel's disjunctive detail
Definition:

(of a conjunction) expressing a choice between two mutually exclusive possibilities, for example or in she asked if he was going or staying.

Short Definition:

(of conjunction) expressing choice between two mutually exclusive possibilities

Word: Disjunctive

Speech Type: Noun

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: dɪsˈdʒʌŋ(k)tɪv
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a disjunctive conjunction or other word.

Short Definition:

disjunctive conjunction or other word

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