conjunct


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
conjunct
adjective /kənˈdʒʌŋ(k)t/ 
  • 1 joined together, combined, or associated.
  • 2 Music relating to the movement of a melody between adjacent notes of the scale.
noun /ˈkɒndʒʌŋ(k)t/ 
  • 1 each of two or more joined or associated things.
  • 2 Logic each of the terms of a conjunctive proposition.
  • 3 Grammar an adverbial joining two sentences or clauses (e.g. however).
– origin ME: from L. conjunctus, past part. of conjungere (see conjoin).
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