n. A function that operates on truth values to give another truth value.
n. A word used to connect words, clauses and sentences, most commonly applied to conjunctions.
n. The tissue which connects the locules of an anthers together.
n. A connective tissue.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Connecting, or adapted to connect; involving connection.
n. A word that connect words or sentences; a conjunction or preposition.
n. That part of an anther which connects its thecæ, lobes, or cells.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Having the power of connecting; serving or tending to connect; connecting.
n. That which connects.
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n. an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
n. an instrumentality that connects
adj. connecting or tending to connect
Word Usage
"We see the pattern in what we call the connective categories -- computing, smartphones, flat-screen televisions, digital cameras, and now e-books -- continuing and in fact strengthening."