Conjunctive

//kənˈdʒʌŋktɪv// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Connective: tending to join, unite, connect. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Connected: being joined, united, connected. not-comparable
  3. 3
    Relating to a conjunction (appearance in the sky of two astronomical objects with the same right ascension or the same ecliptic longitude). not-comparable
  4. 4
    Relating to a conjunction (part of speech). not-comparable
  5. 5
    Relating to the conjunctive mood. not-comparable
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  1. 6
    Of a personal pronoun, used only in immediate conjunction with the verb of which the pronoun is the subject, such as French je or Irish sé not-comparable
  2. 7
    Subjunctive: inflected to indicate that an act or state of being is possible, contingent or hypothetical, and not a fact. not-comparable
  3. 8
    Of or relating to logical conjunction. not-comparable
  4. 9
    Closely united. not-comparable, obsolete

    "She is so conjunctive to my life and soul / That, as the star moves not but in his sphere, / I could not but by her."

Adjective
  1. 1
    serving or tending to connect wordnet
  2. 2
    involving the joint activity of two or more wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A conjunction.
  2. 2
    an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences wordnet
  3. 3
    The subjunctive.
  4. 4
    A conjunction.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin coniunctivus (“serving to connect”), from coniunctus, past participle of coniungere; compare conjoin. From late 15th c; grammatical sense from 1660s.

Etymology 2

From Latin coniunctivus (“serving to connect”), from coniunctus, past participle of coniungere; compare conjoin. From late 15th c; grammatical sense from 1660s.

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