connective
[ kuh-nek-tiv ]
/ kəˈnɛk tɪv /
adjective
serving or tending to connect: connective remarks between chapters.
noun
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British Dictionary definitions for connective
connective
/ (kəˈnɛktɪv) /
adjective
serving to connect or capable of connecting
noun
a thing that connects
grammar logic
- a less common word for conjunction (def. 3)
- any word that connects phrases, clauses, or individual words
- a symbol used in a formal language in the construction of compound sentences from simpler sentences, corresponding to terms such as or, and, not, etc, in ordinary speech
botany the tissue of a stamen that connects the two lobes of the anther
anatomy a nerve-fibre bundle connecting two nerve centres
Derived forms of connective
connectively, adverbconnectivity (ˌkɒnɛkˈtɪvɪtɪ), nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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