disjunctive

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /dɪsˈdʒʌŋktɪv/, /dɪsˈdʒʊŋktɪv/

Etymology

Latin disjunctivus.

Adjective

disjunctive (comparative more disjunctive, superlative most disjunctive)

1. Not connected; separated.
2. (grammar, of a personal pronoun) Not used in immediate conjunction with the verb of which the pronoun is the subject. For example:

   English: me, him, them

   French: moi, toi

   Irish: é, í

3. Tending to disjoin; separating.
4. (music) Relating to disjunct tetrachords.
   • Moore (Encyc. of Music)

     Disjunctive notes.

Antonyms

• conjunctive

Noun

disjunctive (plural disjunctives)

1. (logic) A disjunction.
   • L. H. Atwater

     Disjunctives may be turned into conditionals.