disjunctive
(adjective) serving or tending to divide or separate
Source: WordNet® 3.1
disjunctive (comparative more disjunctive, superlative most disjunctive)
Not connected; separated.
(grammar, of a personal pronoun) Not used in immediate conjunction with the verb of which the pronoun is the subject.
Tending to disjoin; separating.
(music) Relating to disjunct tetrachords.
(logic) Of or related to a disjunction.
• conjunctive
disjunctive (plural disjunctives)
(logic) A disjunction.
• L. H. Atwater
(grammar) A disjunct.
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*junc"tive, a. Etym: [L. disjunctivus: cf. F. disjonctif.]
1. Tending to disjoin; separating; disjoining.
2. (Mus.)
Definition: Pertaining to disjunct tetrachords. "Disjunctive notes." Moore (Encyc. of Music). Disjunctive conjunction (Gram.), one connecting grammatically two words or clauses, expressing at the same time an opposition or separation inherent in the notions or thoughts; as, either, or, neither, nor, but, although, except, lest, etc.
– Disjunctive proposition, one in which the parts are connected by disjunctive conjunctions; as it is either day or night.
– Disjunctive syllogism (Logic), one in which the major proposition is disjunctive; as, the earth moves in a circle or an ellipse; but in does not move in a circle, therefore it moves in an ellipse.
Dis*junc"tive, n. (a) (Gram.) A disjunctive conjunction. (b) (Logic) A disjunctive proposition.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 September 2024
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