"sentence connective" meaning in English

See sentence connective in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: sentence connectives [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sentence connective (plural sentence connectives)
  1. (logic) logical connective Categories (topical): Logic
    Sense id: en-sentence_connective-en-noun-L6HWC7JG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences

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