Added 9 October 2026
conjunctive
/kənˈdʒʌŋktɪv/ adjective
Latin root: coniunctivus Wiktionary
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- Connective: tending to join, unite, connect.
- Connected: being joined, united, connected.
- Relating to a conjunction (appearance in the sky of two astronomical objects with the same right ascension or the same ecliptic longitude).
noun
- A conjunction.
- The subjunctive.
- A conjunction.
Origin
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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