disjunctive

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Not connected

   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.
2. 2

   Not used in immediate conjunction with the verb of which the pronoun is the subject.

3. 3

   Tending to join (two clauses), but in a way that conveys a disjunct within the conjoined…

   Tending to join (two clauses), but in a way that conveys a disjunct within the conjoined relationship.

   • The words "but" and "or" are disjunctive conjunctions.
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   1. 4

      Tending to disjoin

      Tending to disjoin; separating.

   2. 5

      Relating to disjunct tetrachords.

      • […] 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.
   3. 6

      Of or related to a disjunction.

      • 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.
   4. 7

      A disjunction.

      • L. H. Atwater Disjunctives may be turned into conditionals.
   5. 8

      A disjunct.

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