disjunctive

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English disjunctief, disjunctyf, from Middle French disjunctif and Latin disjunctīvus (“placed in opposition”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /dɪsˈdʒʌŋktɪv/, /dɪsˈdʒʊŋktɪv/ (General American) IPA(key): /dɪsˈd͡ʒʌŋktɪv/ Rhymes: -ʌŋktɪv === Adjective === 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. (grammar, of a conjunction) Tending to join (two clauses), but in a way that conveys a disjunct within the conjoined relationship. Hyponym: concessive Coordinate term: contrastive Tending to disjoin; separating. Antonym: conjunctive Coordinate term: contrastive (music) Relating to disjunct tetrachords. (logic) Of or related to a disjunction. ==== Antonyms ==== conjunctive ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === disjunctive (plural disjunctives) (logic) A disjunction. L. H. Atwater Disjunctives may be turned into conditionals. (grammar) A disjunct. Coordinate term: concessive ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Disjunctive pronoun on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Logical disjunction on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [dɪs.juːŋkˈtiː.wɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [dis.juŋkˈtiː.ve] === Adjective === disjūnctīve vocative masculine singular of disjūnctīvus