disjunctive conjunction — noun the conjunctive relation of units that expresses the disjunction of their meanings • Hypernyms: ↑conjunction … Useful english dictionary
Disjunctive — Dis*junc tive, a. [L. disjunctivus: cf. F. disjonctif.] 1. Tending to disjoin; separating; disjoining. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mus.) Pertaining to disjunct tetrachords. Disjunctive notes. Moore (Encyc. of Music). [1913 Webster] {Disjunctive… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Disjunctive proposition — Disjunctive Dis*junc tive, a. [L. disjunctivus: cf. F. disjonctif.] 1. Tending to disjoin; separating; disjoining. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mus.) Pertaining to disjunct tetrachords. Disjunctive notes. Moore (Encyc. of Music). [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Disjunctive syllogism — Disjunctive Dis*junc tive, a. [L. disjunctivus: cf. F. disjonctif.] 1. Tending to disjoin; separating; disjoining. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mus.) Pertaining to disjunct tetrachords. Disjunctive notes. Moore (Encyc. of Music). [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Disjunctive — Dis*junc tive, n. (a) (Gram.) A disjunctive conjunction. (b) (Logic) A disjunctive proposition. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
disjunctive — [dis juŋktiv, dis′juŋktiv] adj. [ME disjunctif < L disjunctivus] 1. disjoining; separating or causing to separate 2. having to do with disjunction 3. Gram. indicating a contrast or an alternative between words, clauses, etc. [in “John or Bob… … English World dictionary
disjunctive — I. adjective Date: 15th century 1. a. relating to, being, or forming a logical disjunction b. expressing an alternative or opposition between the meanings of the words connected < the disjunctive conjunction or > c. expressed by mutually… … New Collegiate Dictionary
conjunction — Synonyms and related words: Anschluss, abutment, abuttal, accompaniment, accordance, addition, adjacency, adjectival, adjective, adjoiningness, adverb, adverbial, adversative conjunction, affiliation, agglomeration, agglutination, aggregation,… … Moby Thesaurus
disjunctive — Synonyms and related words: ablative, adjectival, adjective, adverb, adverbial, adversative conjunction, alternative, attributive, biodegradable, broken, broken off, chopped off, choppy, conjunction, conjunctive adverb, coordinating conjunction,… … Moby Thesaurus
disjunctive — dis|junc|tive [dısˈdʒʌŋktıv] adj technical a disjunctive ↑conjunction expresses a choice or opposition between two ideas. For example, or is a disjunctive conjunction … Dictionary of contemporary English