connective
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(satellite adjective) connecting or tending to connect; "connective remarks between chapters"; "connective tissue in animals"; "conjunctive tissue in plants" |
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(noun) an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences |
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Synonyms: conjunction, conjunctive |
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Related Words: closed-class word, coordinating conjunction, function word, subordinate conjunction, subordinating conjunction |
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(noun) something that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers" |
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Synonyms: connecter, connection, connector, connexion |
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Related Words: attachment, bond, conjunction, coupling, earth, ground, hitch, hookup, instrumentality, instrumentation, jumper, junction, line, patch, phone line, slip ring, telephone line, temporary hookup, yoke |
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