Meaning of CONNECTIVE
| Pronunciation: | | ku'nektiv
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- [n] an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers"
- [n] an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
- [adj] connecting or tending to connect; "connective remarks between chapters"; "connective tissue in animals"; "conjunctive tissue in plants"
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| | Synonyms: | | conjunction, conjunctive, conjunctive, connecter, connection, connector, connexion |
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| | See Also: | | attachment, bond, closed-class word, conjunction, coordinating conjunction, coupling, earth, function word, ground, hitch, hookup, instrumentality, instrumentation, jumper, junction, line, patch, phone line, slip ring, subordinate conjunction, subordinating conjunction, telephone line, temporary hookup, yoke | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Con*nect"ive\, a.
Connecting, or adapted to connect; involving connection.
{Connection tissue} (Anat.) See {Conjunctive tissue}, under
{Conjunctive}.
\Con*nect"ive\, n.
That which connects. Specifically:
(a) (Gram.) A word that connect words or sentences; a
conjunction or preposition.
(b) (Bot.) That part of an anther which connects its
thec[ae], lobes, or cells.
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| Computing Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | An operator used in logic to combine two logical formulas. See first order logic. |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | The part of an anther that connects the lobes. |
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