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| dis·junc·tive [ diss júngktiv ] |
adjective |
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1. dividing: serving to divide things, or having the effect of dividing things
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2. grammar showing contrast: describes a word such as "or" that establishes a contrast between two words or linguistic elements
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3. logic of logical disjunction: relating to or having the form of a proposition of the type "p or q"
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noun (plural dis·junc·tives) |
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1. grammar contrast word: a conjunction or other word that establishes a contrast
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2. logic
Same as disjunction (sense 2)
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  dis·junc·tive·ly adverb |
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