What does disjunctive mean?
Disjunctive means Not connected; separated..
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/dɪsˈdʒʌŋktɪv/ · adjective
Not connected; separated..
That broken comb exemplifies the apparently inexhaustible strength of the novel's flotsam, its disjunctive detail which makes nevertheless for tonal coherence.
The words "but" and "or" are disjunctive conjunctions.
[…] that the phrase should be articulated in one breath; failing this, Quantz recommends that breath should be taken wherever possible on tied notes, between disjunctive notes of continuous semiquavers or at other equivalent moments.
An opposition of contrariety is not of purely logical concernment; and a disjunctive syllogism with characters opposed in contrariety, in fact, consists of as many pure disjunctive syllogisms as there are opposing predicates.
L. H. Atwater Disjunctives may be turned into conditionals.
Use disjunctive when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Disjunctive means Not connected; separated..
Common synonyms include alternative, contrastive, adversative, intervening.
Possible antonyms include conjunctive.
That broken comb exemplifies the apparently inexhaustible strength of the novel's flotsam, its disjunctive detail which makes nevertheless for tonal coherence.
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