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disjunctive definition

dis·junc·tive (-tiv)

adjective

  1. disjoining; separating or causing to separate
  2. having to do with disjunction
  3. 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
  4. Logic designating or including a compound proposition consisting of two alternatives joined by or

Etymology: ME disjunctif < L disjunctivus

noun

Gram. a disjunctive conjunction

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