Added 9 October 2026
connective
/kəˈnɛktɪv/ noun
Latin root: connexīvus Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about connective at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- An uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences.
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An instrumentality that connects.
he soldered the connection
adjective
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Connecting or tending to connect.
connective remarks between chapters
Origin
For connexive, borrowed from Latin connexīvus. Displacement of x by ct in Latin loanwords is very common. Compare connect, connectivum, connection.
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