Pronunciation: /kəˈnɛktɪv/
adjective
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connecting: connective words and phrases
noun
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1 Grammar a word or phrase whose function is to link other linguistic units: she would be more likely to use a temporal connective such as before, after, or then than to use a causal connective
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2 Anatomy a bundle of nerve fibres connecting two nerve centres or ganglia, especially in invertebrate animals.
