Disjunctive — Dis*junc tive, a. [L. disjunctivus: cf. F. disjonctif.] 1. Tending to disjoin; separating; disjoining. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mus.) Pertaining to disjunct tetrachords. Disjunctive notes. Moore (Encyc. of Music). [1913 Webster] {Disjunctive… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
disjunctive — I (alternative) adjective alternate, discretional, discretionary, elective, equivalent, having the privilege to choose, interchangeable, noncompulsory, nonobligatory, not compulsory, open to choice, optional, selective, subject to preference,… … Law dictionary
Disjunctive — Dis*junc tive, n. (a) (Gram.) A disjunctive conjunction. (b) (Logic) A disjunctive proposition. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Disjunctive — can refer to: Disjunctive population, in population ecology, a group of plants or animals disconnected from the rest of its range Disjunctive pronoun Logical disjunction This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If… … Wikipedia
disjunctive — [dis juŋktiv, dis′juŋktiv] adj. [ME disjunctif < L disjunctivus] 1. disjoining; separating or causing to separate 2. having to do with disjunction 3. Gram. indicating a contrast or an alternative between words, clauses, etc. [in “John or Bob… … English World dictionary
disjunctive — disjunctive; sub·disjunctive; … English syllables
disjunctive — I. adjective Date: 15th century 1. a. relating to, being, or forming a logical disjunction b. expressing an alternative or opposition between the meanings of the words connected < the disjunctive conjunction or > c. expressed by mutually… … New Collegiate Dictionary
disjunctive — dis•junc•tive [[t]dɪsˈdʒʌŋk tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) serving or tending to disjoin 2) gram. a) syntactically setting two or more expressions in opposition to each other, as but in poor but happy, or expressing an alternative, as or in this or that[/ex]… … From formal English to slang
disjunctive — disjunctively, adv. /dis jungk tiv/, adj. 1. serving or tending to disjoin; separating; dividing; distinguishing. 2. Gram. a. syntactically setting two or more expressions in opposition to each other, as but in poor but happy, or expressing an… … Universalium
disjunctive — dis|junc|tive [dısˈdʒʌŋktıv] adj technical a disjunctive ↑conjunction expresses a choice or opposition between two ideas. For example, or is a disjunctive conjunction … Dictionary of contemporary English
disjunctive — adjective technical a disjunctive conjunction (3) expresses a choice or opposition between two ideas. For example, or is a disjunctive conjunction … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
