connecting or tending to connect
adjective (modifies a noun)
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connect + -ive, modeled after French connectif, from New Latin connectivus, from...
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serving to connect or capable of connecting | a thing that connects | [grammar, logic] a less common word for "conjunction" [sense-specific] | any ... (21 of 505 words, 7 definitions, 7 usage examples, pronunciation)
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in logic, a word or group of words that joins two or more propositions together to form a connective proposition. Commonly used connectives include ... (24 of 161 words)
serving or tending to connect; connecting | 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. | ... (37 of 84 words, 6 definitions, 2 usage examples)
serving to connect (3 of 22 words, pronunciation)
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something that connects: as ; a linguistic form that connects words or word groups ; a logical term (as or, if-then, and, not) or a symbol for it that ... (29 of 73 words)
connecting | [grammar] a word or phrase whose function is to link other linguistic units | [anatomy] a bundle of nerve fibres connecting two nerve ... (23 of 70 words, 3 definitions, 2 usage examples, pronunciation)
connecting or serving to connect | something that connects, especially a word that connects phrases, clauses, or other words, as a conjunction or ... (22 of 47 words, 3 definitions, pronunciations)
a word that is used to join other words, phrases, clauses, and sentences, for example 'and', 'because', and 'but' (19 of 45 words, pronunciation)
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joining things together (3 of 27 words, pronunciation)
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serving or tending to connect. | something that connects. | [grammar] a word used to connect words, phrases, clauses, and sentences, as a conjunction. ... (22 of 43 words, 4 definitions, 1 usage example, pronunciation)
may be referring to: Bains::connective | Logical connective | Connective tissue | Discourse connective, in linguistics, a word or phrase like "therefore" or "in other words". (23 of 42 words, 4 definitions)
Serving or tending to connect. | One that connects. | [grammar] A word, such as a conjunction, that connects words, phrases, clauses, and sentences. | ... (22 of 41 words, 4 definitions, pronunciation)
the ability of a computer, program, device or system to connect with one or more others (16 of 29 words, 1 usage example, pronunciations)
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joining two or more people, things, or parts | something that joins two or more people, things, or parts | a word that links sentences, phrases, ... (24 of 68 words, 4 definitions, pronunciation)
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Origin: connect + -ive, modeled after French connectif, from New Latin connectivus, from connectō ("I connect"); compare connect, connexive, connectivum, connection.
First use: 1650s
Origin: "connect" + "-ive" (if from Latin, it likely would have been *connexive). (1893); Connective tissue is from 1839.
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