Adversative

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Expressing antithesis or opposition: the adversative conjunction but.
  • n. A word that expresses antithesis or opposition.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Expressing opposition or difference.
  • n. Something, particularly a clause or conjunction, which is adversative.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Expressing contrariety, opposition, or antithesis; ); an adversative force.
  • n. An adversative word.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Expressing difference, contrariety, opposition, or antithesis: as, an adversative conjunction.
  • Of adverse nature; inimical.
  • n. A word or proposition denoting contrariety or opposition.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. expressing antithesis or opposition
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