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connective.

Serving or tending to connect; connecting.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/kəˈnɛktɪv/
  1. Serving or tending to connect; connecting.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

For connexive, borrowed from Latin connexīvus. Displacement of x by ct in Latin loanwords is very common. Compare connect, connectivum, connection.

noun/kəˈnɛktɪv/
  1. That which connects.

  2. A function that operates on truth values to give another truth value.

  3. A word used to connect words, clauses and sentences, most commonly applied to conjunctions.

  4. The tissue which connects the locules of an anthers together.

  5. A connective tissue.

Where this word comes from

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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