About The Word Connective
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Connective
Connective Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Connective?
[n] an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers"
[n] an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences [adj] connecting or tending to connect; "connective remarks between chapters"; "connective tissue in animals"; "conjunctive tissue in plants" Synonyms | Synonyms for Connective: conjunction | conjunctive | conjunctive | connecter | connection | connector | connexion Related Terms | Find terms related to Connective: See Also | attachment | bond | closed-class word | conjunction | coordinating conjunction | coupling | earth | function word | ground | hitch | hookup | instrumentality | instrumentation | jumper | junction | line | patch | phone line | slip ring | subordinate conjunction | subordinating conjunction | telephone line | temporary hookup | yoke Connective In Webster's Dictionary \Con*nect"ive\, a.
Connecting, or adapted to connect; involving connection.
{Connection tissue} (Anat.) See {Conjunctive tissue}, under
{Conjunctive}.
\Con*nect"ive\, n. That which connects. Specifically: (a) (Gram.) A word that connect words or sentences; a conjunction or preposition. (b) (Bot.) That part of an anther which connects its thec[ae], lobes, or cells. |
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