"disjunctive" meaning in English

See disjunctive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /dɪsˈdʒʌŋktɪv/ [UK], /dɪsˈdʒʊŋktɪv/ [UK], /dɪsˈd͡ʒʌŋktɪv/ [General-American] Forms: more disjunctive [comparative], most disjunctive [superlative]
Rhymes: -ʌŋktɪv Etymology: From Middle English disjunctief, disjunctyf, from Middle French disjunctif and Latin disjunctīvus (“placed in opposition”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|disjunctief}} Middle English disjunctief, {{der|en|frm|disjunctif}} Middle French disjunctif, {{der|en|la|disjunctīvus||placed in opposition}} Latin disjunctīvus (“placed in opposition”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} disjunctive (comparative more disjunctive, superlative most disjunctive)
  1. Not connected; separated. Translations (not connected, separated): erillinen (Finnish), elkülönült (Hungarian), széttagolt (Hungarian), különvált (Hungarian), szétvált (Hungarian), szétválasztott (Hungarian), disyuntivo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-disjunctive-en-adj-zSytZcKU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 21 14 20 5 6 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 21 19 18 4 5 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 29 23 18 19 3 4 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 23 19 21 2 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 32 23 15 14 5 5 6 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 33 21 16 16 5 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 33 21 16 15 5 4 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 25 24 10 13 8 9 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 36 21 16 15 3 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 32 22 15 13 6 5 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 32 25 14 14 5 4 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 32 23 15 14 5 5 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 33 20 17 16 4 5 4 Disambiguation of 'not connected, separated': 76 19 1 1 3
  2. (grammar, of a personal pronoun) Not used in immediate conjunction with the verb of which the pronoun is the subject. Categories (topical): Grammar Translations (grammar, of a personal pronoun: not used in immediate conjunction): disjunktiivinen (Finnish), disjonctif (French), disjuntiva (Ido), disjuntivo (Portuguese), disyuntivo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-disjunctive-en-adj-LA2GKCmZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 21 14 20 5 6 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 25 24 10 13 8 9 11 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'grammar, of a personal pronoun: not used in immediate conjunction': 28 63 2 3 5
  3. Tending to disjoin; separating. Translations (tending to disjoin; separating): erottava (Finnish), eriyttävä (Finnish), választó (Hungarian), elválasztó (Hungarian), szétválasztó (Hungarian), diszjunktív (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-disjunctive-en-adj-cshqTv2c Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 21 14 20 5 6 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 25 24 10 13 8 9 11 Disambiguation of 'tending to disjoin; separating': 4 2 88 3 2
  4. (music) Relating to disjunct tetrachords. Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-disjunctive-en-adj--wDy1ogs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 21 14 20 5 6 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 25 24 10 13 8 9 11 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  5. (logic) Of or related to a disjunction. Categories (topical): Logic Translations (logic: of or related to a disjunction): disjunktiivinen (Finnish), disjonctif (French), disjunktiv (German), diszjunktív (Hungarian), disjuntiva (Ido), alternatywny (Polish), disjuntivo (Portuguese), disjunctiv (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-disjunctive-en-adj-iW7c1oRm Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'logic: of or related to a disjunction': 14 11 6 9 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: canonical disjunctive normal form, disjunctive normal form, disjunctive syllogism

Noun

IPA: /dɪsˈdʒʌŋktɪv/ [UK], /dɪsˈdʒʊŋktɪv/ [UK], /dɪsˈd͡ʒʌŋktɪv/ [General-American] Forms: disjunctives [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌŋktɪv Etymology: From Middle English disjunctief, disjunctyf, from Middle French disjunctif and Latin disjunctīvus (“placed in opposition”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|disjunctief}} Middle English disjunctief, {{der|en|frm|disjunctif}} Middle French disjunctif, {{der|en|la|disjunctīvus||placed in opposition}} Latin disjunctīvus (“placed in opposition”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} disjunctive (plural disjunctives)
  1. (logic) A disjunction. Categories (topical): Logic
    Sense id: en-disjunctive-en-noun-XRepa1yd Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences
  2. (grammar) A disjunct. Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-disjunctive-en-noun-fOL51VmI Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 25 24 10 13 8 9 11 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

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          "_dis1": "4 2 88 3 2",
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          "word": "erottava"
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          "word": "választó"
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          "ref": "2005, Simon P. Keefe, The Cambridge Companion to the Concerto, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 206:",
          "text": "[…] that the phrase should be articulated in one breath; failing this, Quantz recommends that breath should be taken wherever possible on tied notes, between disjunctive notes of continuous semiquavers or at other equivalent moments.",
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