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connective
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
connective
(noun)
connective tissue
(noun)
connective
/kə
ˈ
nɛktɪv/
noun
plural
connectives
connective
/kə
ˈ
nɛktɪv/
noun
plural
connectives
Britannica Dictionary definition of CONNECTIVE
[
count
]
grammar
:
a word (such as
and
) that connects words or groups of words
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