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disjunctive definition
dis·junc·tive (-tiv)
adjective
- disjoining; separating or causing to separate
- having to do with disjunction
- Gram. indicating a contrast or an alternative between words, clauses, etc. in “John or Bob may go, but their sister may not,” “or” and “but” are disjunctive conjunctions
- Logic designating or including a compound proposition consisting of two alternatives joined by or
Etymology: ME disjunctif < L disjunctivus
noun
Gram. a disjunctive conjunction
Related Forms:
- disjunctively dis·junc′·tively adverb
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