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disjunctive

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dis·junc·tive  (ds-jngktv)
adj.
1. Serving to separate or divide.
2. Grammar Serving to establish a relationship of contrast or opposition. The conjunction but in the phrase poor but comfortable is disjunctive.
3. Logic
a. Of a proposition that presents two or more alternative terms.
b. Of a syllogism that contains a disjunction as one premise.
n. Grammar
A disjunctive conjunction.
dis·junctive·ly adv.
disjunctive
Adjective
serving to disconnect or separate
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.disjunctive - serving or tending to divide or separate
conjunctive - serving or tending to connect
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