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- [kuh-nek-tiv]
- /kəˈnɛk tɪv/
- /kəˈnek.tɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuh-nek-tiv]
- /kəˈnɛk tɪv/
Definitions of connective word
- countable noun connective A connective is the same as a conjunction. 3
- adjective connective serving to connect or capable of connecting 3
- noun connective a thing that connects 3
- noun connective any word that connects phrases, clauses, or individual words 3
- noun connective 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 3
- noun connective the tissue of a stamen that connects the two lobes of the anther 3
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Origin of connective
First appearance:
before 1645 One of the 44% oldest English words
First recorded in 1645-55; connect + -ive
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Connective
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
connective popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
connective usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for connective
adj connective
- combinative — resulting from being, tending to be, or able to be joined or mixed together
- combinatorial — of or involving combination, esp. mathematical combination
- conjugative — Grammar. to inflect (a verb). to recite or display all or some subsets of the inflected forms of (a verb), in a fixed order: One conjugates the present tense of the verb “be” as “I am, you are, he is, we are, you are, they are.”.
- conjunctional — Grammar. any member of a small class of words distinguished in many languages by their function as connectors between words, phrases, clauses, or sentences, as and, because, but, however. any other word or expression of similar function, as in any case.
- connection — A connection is a relationship between two things, people, or groups.
adjective connective
- combinational — Of or pertaining to (a) combination.
- conjugable — Capable of being conjugated.
- connectional — Of or pertaining to connections.
noun connective
- bond — A bond between people is a strong feeling of friendship, love, or shared beliefs and experiences that unites them.
- copula — A copula is the same as a linking verb.
- interface — a surface regarded as the common boundary of two bodies, spaces, or phases.
- coupler — a link or rod transmitting power between two rotating mechanisms or a rotating part and a reciprocating part
- ligament — Anatomy, Zoology. a band of tissue, usually white and fibrous, serving to connect bones, hold organs in place, etc.
Top questions with connective
- what is a connective tissue?
- what does connective tissue do?
- what is mixed connective tissue disease?
- why is blood considered a connective tissue?
- how do loose and dense connective tissues differ?
- what is not true of connective tissue?
- why is blood classified as a connective tissue?
- which of the following is not a connective tissue?
- what kind of skeletal connective tissue attaches muscle to bone?
- what functions are performed by connective tissue?
- where is dense regular connective tissue found?
- what is loose connective tissue?
- what is the makeup of the matrix in connective tissues?
- what is the function of dense regular connective tissue?
- what is the role of connective tissue?
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