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connective

Pronunciation: /kəˈnɛktɪv/

The English word “connective” has 6 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Serving or tending to connect; connecting.

noun

  1. That which connects.
  2. A function that operates on truth values to give another truth value.
  3. A word used to connect words, clauses and sentences, most commonly applied to conjunctions.
  4. The tissue which connects the locules of an anthers together.
  5. A connective tissue.

Etymology

For connexive, borrowed from Latin connexīvus. Displacement of x by ct in Latin loanwords is very common. Compare connect, connectivum, connection.

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