connective

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connective

n. link, connection; connective word, word which joins

adj. serving to join or link

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Connective

Connective may refer to:

Logical connective
Connective tissue
Discourse connective, in linguistics, a word or phrase like "therefore" or "in other words".
In the stamen of flowers, the sterile tissue that connects the anther chambers to one another and to the filament

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connective

Noun
1. an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
(synonym) conjunction, conjunctive
(hypernym) function word, closed-class word
(hyponym) coordinating conjunction
2. an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers"
(synonym) connection, connexion, connector, connecter
(hypernym) instrumentality, instrumentation
(hyponym) attachment, bond

Adjective
1. connecting or tending to connect; "connective remarks between chapters"; "connective tissue in animals"; "conjunctive tissue in plants"
(similar) conjunctive

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Connective

(n.)
That which connects

(n.)
That part of an anther which connects its thecae, lobes, or cells.

(n.)
A word that connect words or sentences; a conjunction or preposition.

(a.)
Connecting, or adapted to connect; involving connection.

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connective

(Gram.)
حرف ربط , جوڑن شبد