CONNECTIVE


Meaning of CONNECTIVE in English

I. kəˈnektiv, -tēv also -təv adjective

Etymology: Latin connect ere to connect + English -ive

: tending to connect : connecting

• con·nec·tive·ly adverb

II. noun

( -s )

: something that connects:

a. : the tissue connecting the pollen sacs of an anther

b. : a linguistic form that connects words or word groups ; especially : a relative pronoun : conjunction , preposition

c. : a nerve that connects two ganglia especially of the same side of the body

d. logic : a constant (as or, if-then, and, not ) linking two statements or attaching to a single statement so that the truth-value of the composite is determined by the truth-value of the components

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