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disjunctive

UK/dɪsˈdʒʌŋktɪv//dɪsˈd͡ʒʌŋktɪv/

disjunctive adjective: not connected; separated.

Adjective

disjunctive (comparative more disjunctive, superlative most disjunctive)

  1. Not connected; separated.
    • That broken comb exemplifies the apparently inexhaustible strength of the novel's flotsam, its disjunctive detail which makes nevertheless for tonal coherence.1985, John Jones, Dostoevsky, Oxford University Press, USA
  2. Not used in immediate conjunction with the verb of which the pronoun is the subject.
  3. Tending to join (two clauses), but in a way that conveys a disjunct within the conjoined relationship.
    • The words "but" and "or" are disjunctive conjunctions.
  4. Tending to disjoin; separating.
    Antonyms:
    conjunctive
  5. Relating to disjunct tetrachords.
    • […] that the phrase should be articulated in one breath; failing this, Quantz recommends that breath should be taken wherever possible on tied notes, between disjunctive notes of continuous semiquavers or at other equivalent moments.2005, Simon P. Keefe, The Cambridge Companion to the Concerto, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 206
  6. Of or related to a disjunction.
    • An opposition of contrariety is not of purely logical concernment; and a disjunctive syllogism with characters opposed in contrariety, in fact, consists of as many pure disjunctive syllogisms as there are opposing predicates.1873, Sir William Hamilton, Lectures on Metaphysics and Logic, page 235

Noun

disjunctive (plural disjunctives)

  1. A disjunction.
    • L. H. Atwater
      Disjunctives may be turned into conditionals.
  2. A disjunct.

disjunctive meaning in Tamil

disjunctive in Tamil

பிரிநிலை இடைச்சொல்

Antonyms of disjunctive

Forms of disjunctive

Adjective
comparativemore disjunctive
superlativemost disjunctive
Noun
pluraldisjunctives

Origin of disjunctive

From Middle English disjunctief, disjunctyf, from Middle French disjunctif and Latin disjunctīvus (“placed in opposition”).

Words formed from disjunctive

Phrases with disjunctive

Words that rhyme with disjunctive

Questions about disjunctive

What does disjunctive mean?
Disjunctive means not connected; separated.
What is disjunctive in Tamil?
Disjunctive in Tamil is பிரிநிலை இடைச்சொல். See Disjunctive meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is disjunctive?
Disjunctive can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce disjunctive?
Disjunctive is pronounced /dɪsˈdʒʌŋktɪv/ (UK).

Words near disjunctive in the dictionary

  1. disjunct
  2. disjunction
  3. disjunctional
  4. disjunctionally
  5. disjunctions
  6. disjunctive
  7. disjunctive normal form
  8. disjunctive syllogism
  9. disjunctive syllogisms
  10. disjunctively
  11. disjunctiveness

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