noun
- An uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences.
- synonyms: conjunction, conjunctive, continuative
- An instrumentality that connects.
- usage: "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers"
- synonyms: connection, connexion, connector, connecter
adjective
- Connecting or tending to connect.
- usage: "connective remarks between chapters"; "connective tissue in animals"; "conjunctive tissue in plants"
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