disjunctive
/dɪsˈd͡ʒʌŋktɪv/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.97 in modern English
24
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Tending to join (two clauses), but in a way that conveys a disjunct within the conjoined relationship.
adj
Tending to disjoin; separating.
adj
adj
Of or related to a disjunction.
noun
A disjunction.
noun
A disjunct.
Example Sentences
- "That broken comb exemplifies the apparently inexhaustible strength of the novel's flotsam, its disjunctive detail which makes nevertheless for tonal coherence."
- "The words "but" and "or" are disjunctive conjunctions."
- "[…] that the phrase should be articulated in one breath; failing this, Quantz recommends that breath should be taken wherever possible on tied notes, between disjunctive notes of continuous semiquavers or at other equivalent moments."
- "An opposition of contrariety is not of purely logical concernment; and a disjunctive syllogism with characters opposed in contrariety, in fact, consists of as many pure disjunctive syllogisms as there are opposing predicates."
- "L. H. Atwater Disjunctives may be turned into conditionals."
Etymology
From Middle English disjunctief, disjunctyf, from Middle French disjunctif and Latin disjunctīvus (“placed in opposition”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: disjunctief, disjunctif, disjunctīvus
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /dɪsˈd͡ʒʌŋktɪv/
- British English: /dɪsˈdʒʌŋktɪv/