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Coordinative Definition & Meaning

coordinative
adjective
  1. serving to connect two grammatical constituents of identical construction; "`and' in `John and Mary' or in `John walked and Mary rode' is a coordinating conjunction; and so is `or' in `will you go or stay?'"

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What does coordinative mean?
serving to connect two grammatical constituents of identical construction; "`and' in `John and Mary' or in `John walked and Mary rode' is a coordinating conjunction; and so is `or' in `will you go or stay?'"
What part of speech is coordinative?
Coordinative is an adjective.

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