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dis⋅junct

  [adj. dis-juhngkt; n. dis-juhngkt]
Use disjunct in a Sentence
–adjective
1. disjoined; separated.
2. Music. progressing melodically by intervals larger than a second.
3. Entomology. having the head, thorax, and abdomen separated by deep constrictions; disjoined; disjointed.
–noun
4. sentence adverb.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < L disjunctus separated, ptp. of disjungere to disjoin; see junction
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dis·junct   (dĭs-jŭngkt')   
adj.  

  1. Characterized by separation.

  2. Music Relating to progression by intervals larger than major seconds.

  3. Zoology Having deep constrictions separating the head, thorax, and abdomen, as in insects.

n.   (dĭs'jŭngkt')

  1. Logic A term in a disjunction.

  2. An adverbial phrase that modifies a sentence in order to suggest the speaker's commentary on the content of the sentence, as with sadly in Sadly, we have no more dessert left.


[Middle English disjuncte, from Latin disiūnctus, past participle of disiungere, to disjoin; see disjoin.]
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