Sekirov Dictionary

disjunctive

/dɪsˈdʒʌŋktɪv/

adjective 6
noun 2
forms 3

adjective6

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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
Tending to disjoin; separating.
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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.
Of or related to a disjunction.
Not used in immediate conjunction with the verb of which the pronoun is the subject.
Relating to disjunct tetrachords.

noun2

A disjunction.
A disjunct.

forms

disjunctives · more disjunctive · most disjunctive

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