English Explanatory Dictionary

disjunctive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Not connected; separated.
  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.
  4. Tending to disjoin; separating.
  5. Relating to disjunct tetrachords.
  6. Of or related to a disjunction.
noun
  1. A disjunction.
  2. A disjunct.

Pronunciation

/dɪsˈdʒʌŋktɪv/ /dɪsˈdʒʊŋktɪv/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-disjunctive.wav

Word forms

disjunctive more disjunctive most disjunctive disjunctives

Etymology

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

Antonyms

conjunctive

Derived words

canonical disjunctive normal form disjunctively disjunctiveness disjunctive normal form disjunctive syllogism disjunctivism disjunctivist disjunctivitis nondisjunctive
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