Connective
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kəˈnɛktɪv/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Connective is an adjective meaning Serving or tending to connect; connecting.
Meaning
Serving or tending to connect; connecting.
More Meanings
- That which connects.
- (logic) A function that operates on truth values to give another truth value.
- (grammar) A word used to connect words, clauses and sentences, most commonly applied to conjunctions.
- (botany) The tissue which connects the locules of an anthers together.
- (anatomy, zoology) A connective tissue.
Example Sentences
Condition iii) ensures that the truth-rules for the sentential connectives and quantifiers are satisfied within one and the same valuation νₛ.
Society is doomed to an ignominious death as soon as the connective tissue of institutions and the ossified material of officialdom with its rank growth of unyielding red tape and formalism begin to spread, choking, and strangling the free, personal life of the individual.
Word Forms
- connectives
Synonyms for connective
Depending on context, synonyms include syndetic, connexive, connection, conjunction, connexion, connector.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include connexion, connection, conjunction, connector, connecter, conjunctive.
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