connective

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I - noun

1. an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
• Syn:
conjunction, conjunctive, continuative
• Hypernyms:
function word, closed-class word
• Hyponyms:
coordinating conjunction, subordinating conjunction, subordinate conjunction
2. an instrumentality that connects
- he soldered the connection
- he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers
• Syn:
connection, connexion, connector, connecter
• Derivationally related forms:
connect (for: connecter), connect (for: connector), connect (for: connexion), connect (for: connection)
• Hypernyms:
instrumentality, instrumentation
• Hyponyms:
attachment, bond, backbone, ground, earth,
hitch, hookup, jumper, junction, conjunction, slip ring,
telephone line, phone line, telephone circuit, subscriber line, line, temporary hookup,
patch, yoke, coupling

II - adjective

connecting or tending to connect (Freq. 2)
- connective remarks between chapters
- connective tissue in animals
- conjunctive tissue in plants
• Similar to:
conjunctive
• Derivationally related forms:
connect, connectivity

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  connection, connexion, connector, connecter, conjunction, conjunctive, continuative