conjunct

conjunct
1. noun
a) Either term of a conjunction
b) An adjunct that supplements a sentence with information, not considered to be an essential part of the propositional content, that connects the sentence with previous parts of the discourse, as "therefore" in "It was raining. Therefore, we didnt go swimming."

Set A is conjunct with set B.


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  • Conjunct — Con*junct , a. [L. conjunctus, p. p. See {Conjoin}.] 1. United; conjoined; concurrent. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] 2. (Her.) Same as {Conjoined}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • conjunct — I adjective allied, amalgamated, associated, binding, coadunate, coalescent, coherent, cohesive, combined, complex, composite, concerted, conjoint, connected, consensual, consolidated, contiguous, cooperative, correlative, incorporated,… …   Law dictionary

  • conjunct — mid 15c., from L. conjunctus, pp. of conjugare (see CONJUGAL (Cf. conjugal)). A doublet of CONJOINT (Cf. conjoint) …   Etymology dictionary

  • conjunct — [kən juŋkt′; ] also, and for n.always [, kän′juŋkt΄] adj. [ML < L conjunctus, pp. of conjungere: see CONJOIN] 1. joined together; joint; associated 2. Music pertaining to progression by successive degrees of a scale n. a person or thing joined …   English World dictionary

  • Conjunct — Not to be confused with Conjunct (music). In linguistics, the term conjunct has three distinct uses: A conjunct is an adjunct that adds information to the sentence that is not considered part of the propositional content (or at least not… …   Wikipedia

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  • conjunct — Conjoint Con*joint , a. [F. conjoint, p. p. of conjoindre. See {Conjoin}, and cf. {Conjunct}.] United; connected; associated. Influence conjoint. Glover. [1913 Webster] {Conjoint degrees} (Mus.), two notes which follow each other immediately in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • conjunct — con•junct adj. [[t]kənˈdʒʌŋkt, ˈkɒn dʒʌŋkt[/t]] n. [[t]ˈkɒn dʒʌŋkt[/t]] adj. 1) bound in close association; conjoined; united: conjunct influences[/ex] 2) formed by conjunction 3) mad progressing melodically by intervals of a second: the conjunct …   From formal English to slang

  • conjunct tetrachords — noun plural : two adjacent tetrachords in which the highest note of one is the same as the lowest note of the other * * * conjunct tetrachords plural noun (Gr music) Tetrachords in which the highest note of the lower is the lowest note of the… …   Useful english dictionary

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