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English adjective: connective | |||
| 1. | connective connecting or tending to connect | ||
| Samples | Connective remarks between chapters. Connective tissue in animals. Conjunctive tissue in plants. | ||
| Similar | conjunctive | ||
| Antonyms | disjunctive | ||
English noun: connective | |||
| 1. | connective (communication) an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences | ||
| Synonyms | conjunction, conjunctive, continuative | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | closed-class word, function word | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | coordinating conjunction, subordinate conjunction, subordinating conjunction | ||
| 2. | connective (artifact) an instrumentality that connects | ||
| Samples | He soldered the connection. He didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers. | ||
| Synonyms | connecter, connection, connector, connexion | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | instrumentality, instrumentation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | attachment, backbone, bond, conjunction, coupling, earth, ground, hitch, hookup, jumper, junction, line, patch, phone line, slip ring, subscriber line, telephone circuit, telephone line, temporary hookup, yoke | ||
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