"connective" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /kəˈnɛktɪv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-connective.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-connective.wav [US]
Rhymes: -ɛktɪv Etymology: connect + -ive, modeled after French connectif, from New Latin connectivus, from connectō (“I connect”); compare connect, connexive, connectivum, connection. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|connect|ive}} connect + -ive, {{bor|en|fr|connectif}} French connectif, {{der|en|NL.|connectivus}} New Latin connectivus, {{m|la|connectō||I connect}} connectō (“I connect”), {{m|en|connect}} connect, {{m|en|connexive}} connexive, {{m|en|connectivum}} connectivum, {{m|en|connection}} connection Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} connective (not comparable)
  1. Serving or tending to connect; connecting. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: syndetic (alt: grammar & libr. sci.) Derived forms: connective tissue, logical connective, sentence connective
    Sense id: en-connective-en-adj-V2~CSkvf

Noun

IPA: /kəˈnɛktɪv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-connective.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-connective.wav [US] Forms: connectives [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛktɪv Etymology: connect + -ive, modeled after French connectif, from New Latin connectivus, from connectō (“I connect”); compare connect, connexive, connectivum, connection. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|connect|ive}} connect + -ive, {{bor|en|fr|connectif}} French connectif, {{der|en|NL.|connectivus}} New Latin connectivus, {{m|la|connectō||I connect}} connectō (“I connect”), {{m|en|connect}} connect, {{m|en|connexive}} connexive, {{m|en|connectivum}} connectivum, {{m|en|connection}} connection Head templates: {{en-noun}} connective (plural connectives)
  1. That which connects.
    Sense id: en-connective-en-noun-T6~1HiJP
  2. (logic) A function that operates on truth values to give another truth value. Categories (topical): Logic Translations (function that operates on truth values): konnektiivi (Finnish), samtenging [feminine] (Icelandic), tenging [feminine] (Icelandic), tengill [masculine] (Icelandic), spójnik [masculine] (Polish), conectivo [masculine] (Portuguese), conectiv [neuter] (Romanian), konnektiv (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-connective-en-noun-swAiNxQb Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'function that operates on truth values': 2 67 5 4 22
  3. (grammar) A word used to connect words, clauses and sentences, most commonly applied to conjunctions. Categories (topical): Grammar Derived forms (A word used to connect words, clauses and sentences, most commonly applied to conjunctions.): sentential connective
    Sense id: en-connective-en-noun-14cS5gDg Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'A word used to connect words, clauses and sentences, most commonly applied to conjunctions.': 2 2 91 2 3
  4. (botany) The tissue which connects the locules of an anthers together. Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-connective-en-noun-wJERs3s8 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  5. (anatomy, zoology) A connective tissue. Categories (topical): Anatomy, Zoology
    Sense id: en-connective-en-noun-5JxUDSDG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ive Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 1 23 10 9 45 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ive: 10 5 21 12 9 43 Topics: anatomy, biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences, zoology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: connexive [dated], connective Derived forms: connectively, connectiveness

Inflected forms

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      "code": "is",
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      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "function that operates on truth values",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tenging"
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "function that operates on truth values",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "spójnik"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "function that operates on truth values",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "function that operates on truth values",
      "word": "konnektiv"
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}

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