conjunctive

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con·junc·tive / kənˈjəng(k)tiv/ • adj. serving to join; connective: the conjunctive tissue. ∎  involving the combination or co-occurrence of two or more conditions or properties: conjunctive hypotheses are simpler to process than negative or disjunctive ones. ∎  Gram. of the nature of or relating to a conjunction.• n. Gram. a word or expression acting as a conjunction.DERIVATIVES: con·junc·tive·ly adv.

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