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connective

[ kuh-nek-tiv ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

something that connects.
Grammar. a word used to connect words, phrases, clauses, and sentences, as a conjunction.
Botany. the tissue joining the two cells of the anther.

connective

/ ˌkɒnɛkˈtɪvɪtɪ; kəˈnɛktɪv /

a thing that connects
grammar logic
1. a less common word for conjunction
2. any word that connects phrases, clauses, or individual words
3. a symbol used in a formal language in the construction of compound sentences from simpler sentences, corresponding to terms such as or, and, not, etc, in ordinary speech
botany the tissue of a stamen that connects the two lobes of the anther
anatomy a nerve-fibre bundle connecting two nerve centres

First recorded in 1645–55; connect + -ive

The liver cells fulfill about 3,000 biochemical functions but they are massively reduced by tough connective tissue.

In that dawn light, Mika is always there in a really connective and supportive way.

Sentences become long and involved; dependent clauses abound; connective words and phrases are frequent.

Generally the vowel e in this situation, is a connective, or introduced merely for the sake of euphony.

A nerve consists of a bundle of such tiny axons, bound together by connective tissue.

Special nerve endings, called the tactile corpuscles, are found there, each inclosed in a sheath or capsule of connective tissue.

They are held together with a tough, stringy material called connective tissue.

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