adj.
Serving or tending to connect.
n.
- One that connects.
- Grammar. A word, such as a conjunction, that connects words, phrases, clauses, and sentences.
- Botany. The portion of a stamen that connects the halves of an anther.
Dictionary:
con·nec·tive (kə-nĕk'tĭv)
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| Thesaurus: connective |
adjective
| Philosophy Dictionary: connective |
In formal logic a connective is an element of a sentence that joins parts in such a way that the logical properties of the whole are a defined function of the logical properties of the parts. The most familiar connectives are those expressing the truth-functions.

| Translations: Connective |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - forbindende, binde-
n. - ting der forbinder, konnektiv
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Nederlands (Dutch)
verbindend, verbindings-
Français (French)
adj. - conjonctif
n. - conjonction
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Deutsch (German)
adj. - verbindend
n. - (Ling.) Bindewort, Bindegewebe
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Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - συνδετικός, συνεκτικός
n. - σύνδεσμος, συνδετικό
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Português (Portuguese)
adj., -
n. - conetivo
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Русский (Russian)
соединительный, связующий
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Español (Spanish)
adj. - conectivo, conjuntivo
n. - palabra que une, conjunción
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Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - bindande, förenande
n. - bindeord, bindväv
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
连接着, 连接的, 连接物, 连接词
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中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 連接著, 連接的
n. - 連接物, 連接詞
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한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 연결하는 , 접속적인
n. - 접속하는 물건, 접속어
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 接続的な
n. - 連結物, 連結語
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العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) موصل, رابط (الاسم) حرف عطف
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - מקשר
n. - מילת-זיקה, מלת-חיבור, מקשר
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