disjunct

English

Etymology

From dis- +‎ Latin junctus (“joined”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪsˈdʒʌŋkt/, /dɪsˈdʒʊŋkt/
• Rhymes: -ʌŋkt, -ʊŋkt

Adjective

disjunct (comparative more disjunct, superlative most disjunct)

1. Separate; discontinuous; not connected.

   Synonym: disjunctive

   Antonyms: conjunct, conjunctive

2. (botany) Occurring in widely separated geographic areas.

Derived terms

• disjunctly
• nondisjunct

 

Noun

disjunct (plural disjuncts)

2. The state of being disjointed; disjointedness; a disconnect.
   • 2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, →DOI, page 1:

     Knowing for ourselves that a large disjunct existed between what could be read at NIE and what could be heard, we set about devising a way to measure what we were familiar with hearing.

3. (logic) One of multiple propositions, any of which, if true, confirm the validity of another proposition (a disjunction).

   Holonym: disjunction

5. (linguistics) Any sentence element that is not fully integrated into the clausal structure of the sentence.
   2. (linguistics) An adverbial that expresses the speaker's or writer's attitude towards, or descriptive statement of, the propositional content of the associated clause or sentence.

      Synonym: sentence adverb

References

• "Disjunction" in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French disjoint.

Adjective

disjunct m or n (feminine singular disjunctă, masculine plural disjuncți, feminine and neuter plural disjuncte)

1. disjunctive

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	disjunct		disjunctă		disjuncți	disjuncte
	definite	disjunctul		disjuncta		disjuncții	disjunctele
genitive- dative	indefinite	disjunct		disjuncte		disjuncți	disjuncte
	definite	disjunctului		disjunctei		disjuncților	disjunctelor