DISJUNCTIVE


Meaning of DISJUNCTIVE in English

n.

Pronunciation: - ' j ə ŋ (k)-tiv

Function: adjective

Date: 15th century

1 a : relating to, being, or forming a logical disjunction b : expressing an alternative or opposition between the meanings of the words connected <the disjunctive conjunction or > c : expressed by mutually exclusive alternatives joined by or < disjunctive pleading>

2 : marked by breaks or disunity <a disjunctive narrative sequence>

3 of a pronoun form : stressed and not attached to the verb as an enclitic or proclitic

– dis · junc · tive · ly adverb

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