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Disjunctive Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Disjunctive? [adj] serving or tending to divide or separate Synonyms \| Synonyms for Disjunctive: adversative \| alternative \| contrastive \| dividing \| divisional \| intervening \| mutually exclusive \| oppositive \| partitive \| separative Related Terms \| Find terms related to Disjunctive: ablative \| adjectival \| adjective \| adverb \| adverbial \| adversative conjunction \| alternative \| attributive \| biodegradable \| broken \| broken off \| chopped-off \| choppy \| conjunction \| conjunctive adverb \| coordinating conjunction \| copulative \| copulative conjunction \| correlative conjunction \| corrosive \| decomposable \| decomposing \| decousu \| degradable \| dilapidated \| disconnected \| discontinued \| discontinuous \| discrete \| discretional \| disintegrable \| disintegrated \| disintegrating \| disintegrative \| disjunctive conjunction \| disruptive \| dividing \| elective \| episodic \| erosive \| exclamatory noun \| fitful \| form class \| form word \| function class \| gerundive \| herky-jerky \| incoherent \| interjection \| intermittent \| interrupted \| irregular \| jagged \| jerky \| moldering \| noncontinuous \| nonlinear \| nonsequential \| nonserial \| nonuniform \| optional \| parenthetic \| part of speech \| participle \| particle \| parting \| past participle \| patchy \| perfect participle \| preposition \| present participle \| ravaged \| resolvent \| ruinous \| scrappy \| separating \| separative \| snatchy \| solvent \| spasmodic \| spotty \| subordinating conjunction \| suspended \| unconnected \| unjoined \| unsuccessive \| verbal adjective \| volitional \| voluntary \| worn See Also \| Disjunctive In Webster's Dictionary \Disjunc"tive\, a. [L. disjunctivus: cf. F. disjonctif.] 1. Tending to disjoin; separating; disjoining. 2. (Mus.) 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. \Disjunc"tive\, n. (a) (Gram.) A disjunctive conjunction. (b) (Logic) A disjunctive proposition.

Disjunctive Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Disjunctive?

[adj] serving or tending to divide or separate

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Disjunctive In Webster's Dictionary

\Dis*junc"tive\, a. [L. disjunctivus: cf. F.
disjonctif.]
1. Tending to disjoin; separating; disjoining.

2. (Mus.) 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.

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