Added 9 October 2026
disjunction
/dɪsˈdʒʌŋk(t)ʃən/ noun
Latin root: disiunctiō Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about disjunction at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- The act of disjoining; disunion, separation.
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The state of being disjoined, contrasting, or opposing.
the disjunction expressed by disjunctive conjunctions, such as but or or
- The proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the or operator.
Origin
From Old French disjunction, from Latin disiunctiō.
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