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Connective Definition & Meaning

connective
adjective
  1. connecting or tending to connect; "connective remarks between chapters"; "connective tissue in animals"; "conjunctive tissue in plants"
noun
  1. an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
  2. an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers"

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What does connective mean?
connecting or tending to connect; "connective remarks between chapters"; "connective tissue in animals"; "conjunctive tissue in plants" an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers"
What part of speech is connective?
Connective is an adjective and a noun.
How many definitions does connective have?
Connective has 3 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).

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