disjunct

dis·junct  (ds-jngkt)

adj.

1. Characterized by separation.

2. Music Relating to progression by intervals larger than major seconds.

3. Zoology Having deep constrictions separating the head, thorax, and abdomen, as in insects.

n. (dsjngkt)

1. Logic A term in a disjunction.

2. An adverbial phrase that modifies a sentence in order to suggest the speaker's commentary on the content of the sentence, as with sadly in Sadly, we have no more dessert left.

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[Middle English disjuncte, from Latin disinctus, past participle of disiungere, to disjoin; see disjoin.]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	disjunct - progressing melodically by intervals larger than a major second music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner conjunct - progressing melodically by intervals of a second; "conjunct motion of an ascending scale"
	2.	disjunct - having deep constrictions separating head, thorax, and abdomen, as in insects zoological science, zoology - the branch of biology that studies animals divided - separated into parts or pieces; "opinions are divided"
	3.	disjunct - marked by separation of or from usually contiguous elements; "little isolated worlds, as abruptly disjunct and unexpected as a palm-shaded well in the Sahara"- Scientific Monthly isolated separate - independent; not united or joint; "a problem consisting of two separate issues"; "they went their separate ways"; "formed a separate church"
	4.	disjunct - used of distributions, as of statistical or natural populations; "disjunct distribution of king crabs" noncontinuous, discontinuous - not continuing without interruption in time or space; "discontinuous applause"; "the landscape was a discontinuous mosaic of fields and forest areas"; "he received a somewhat haphazard and discontinuous schooling"