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abjunctive

/æbˈd͡ʒʌŋktɪv/

abjunctive adjective: exceptional, isolated, disconnected, separate,.

Adjective

abjunctive (comparative more abjunctive, superlative most abjunctive)

  1. (rare) Exceptional, isolated, disconnected, separate,
    • It is this power which leads on always from the less perfect, towards the more perfect; — from the accidental and abjunctive, to the universal ; or from […]1883, Isaac Taylor, Saturday Evening, J.P. Haven, page 270
    • The therapeutic programs provided include chemotherapy, electroshock, Individual, group and family psychotherapy, abjunctive therapy, medical and nursing1973, United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, Hearings, Reports and Prints of the Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, U.S. G.P.O, page 268

Forms of abjunctive

comparativemore abjunctive
superlativemost abjunctive

Origin of abjunctive

From Latin abiūnctus, past participle of abiungō (“remove, separate”); from ab (“of, from, by”) + iungō (“join, connect, attach”).

Questions about abjunctive

What does abjunctive mean?
Abjunctive means exceptional, isolated, disconnected, separate,.
What part of speech is abjunctive?
Abjunctive is an adjective.
How do you pronounce abjunctive?
Abjunctive is pronounced /æbˈd͡ʒʌŋktɪv/.

Words near abjunctive in the dictionary

  1. abjugation
  2. abjugations
  3. abjunct
  4. abjunction
  5. abjunctions
  6. abjunctive
  7. abjuration
  8. abjuration oath
  9. abjuration oaths
  10. abjuration of the realm
  11. abjurations

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