Concatenative
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Linked in a series or order of things depending on each other, as if linked together; successive. not-comparable
"In fact the titles could be anything – or (with some of the most puissant) no title at all, but they could all be identified as "flappers" by function: each one held arbitrary and concatenative veto over any attempted communication from the outside world to the Great Man who was the nominal superior of the flapper."
- 2 Operating by concatenation. not-comparable
"concatenative synthesis"
Example
More examples"In fact the titles could be anything – or (with some of the most puissant) no title at all, but they could all be identified as "flappers" by function: each one held arbitrary and concatenative veto over any attempted communication from the outside world to the Great Man who was the nominal superior of the flapper."
Etymology
From concatenate + -ive.
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