conjunctive

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
  2. adjective serving or tending to connect
  3. adjective involving the joint activity of two or more

Etymology

From Latin coniunctivus (“serving to connect”), from coniunctus, past participle of coniungere; compare conjoin. From late 15th c; grammatical sense from 1660s.

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Synonyms

conjunction, connective, continuative

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