\Con*tin"u*a*tive\, n. [Cf. F. continuatif.] 1. (Logic) A term or expression denoting continuance. [R.] To these may be added continuatives; as, Rome remains to this day; which includes, at least, two propositions, viz., Rome was, and Rome is. --I. Watts. 2. (Gram.) A word that continues the connection of sentences or subjects; a connective; a conjunction. Continuatives . . . consolidate sentences into one continuous whole. --Harris.