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
2 Anatomy a bundle of nerve fibres connecting two nerve centres or ganglia, especially in invertebrate animals.
Grammar
A sentence adverbial, an adjunct, or a conjunct.
connective in other Oxford dictionaries
Definition of connective in the US English dictionary
