COORDINATIVE

coordinative, coordinating(a)

(adjective) serving to connect two grammatical constituents of identical construction; “‘and’ in ‘John and Mary’ or in ‘John walked and Mary rode’ is a coordinating conjunction; and so is ‘or’ in ‘will you go or stay?’”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

coordinative (comparative more coordinative, superlative most coordinative)

Of or pertaining to coordination

Source: Wiktionary


Co*ör"di*na*tive, a. (Gram.)

Definition: Expressing coördination. J. W. Gibbs.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

26 January 2025

NEGLECT

(verb) leave undone or leave out; “How could I miss that typo?”; “The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten”


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