Disjunctive
11disjunctive — adjective technical a disjunctive conjunction (3) expresses a choice or opposition between two ideas. For example, or is a disjunctive conjunction …
12disjunctive — adj. & n. adj. 1 involving separation; disjoining. 2 Gram. (esp. of a conjunction) expressing a choice between two words etc., e.g. or in asked if he was going or staying (cf. COPULATIVE). 3 Logic (of a proposition) expressing alternatives. n. 1… …
13disjunctive — 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,… …
14disjunctive — adjective 1》 lacking connection. 2》 Grammar (of a conjunction) expressing a choice between two mutually exclusive possibilities, for example or in she asked if he was going or staying. ↘Logic (of a proposition) expressing alternatives. noun… …
15disjunctive — /dɪsˈdʒʌŋktɪv/ (say dis jungktiv) adjective 1. serving or tending to disjoin; separating; dividing; distinguishing. 2. Grammar a. syntactically setting two or more expressions in opposition to each other, as but in poor but happy, or expressing… …
16Disjunctive cognition — is a common phenomenon in dreams, first identified by psychoanalyst Mark Blechner [1], in which two aspects of cognition do not match each other. The dreamer is aware of the disjunction, yet that does not prevent it from remaining. The most… …
17Disjunctive conjunction — 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]… …
18Disjunctive 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]… …
19Disjunctive 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]… …
20disjunctive allegation — dis·junc·tive allegation /dis jəŋk tiv / n: an allegation that is unclear in meaning because it includes the word or in charging the defendant with two or more wrongful acts ◇ Disjunctive allegations are inadmissible. Merriam Webster’s Dictionary …
