conjunct
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin conjunctus, the perfect past participle of conjungō. See conjoin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑn.dʒʌŋkt/ Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "noun" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
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- Rhymes: -ʌŋkt
Noun
conjunct (plural conjuncts) Template:examples-right
- (logic) Either term of a conjunction.
- 2007 July 14, Timothy Chan, “Belief, assertion and Moore’s Paradox”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 139, number 3, :
- Asserting a conjunction would be irrational if the epistemic grounds for one conjunct defeat those for the other, for example when the two conjuncts are logically inconsistent.
- (linguistics) An adjunct that supplements a sentence with information, connecting the sentence with previous parts of the discourse. Not considered to be an essential part of the propositional content.
Holonyms
- (in logic): conjunction
Adjective
conjunct (not comparable)
- Conjoined.
- Set A is conjunct with set B.
- Acting together; collaborative.
Antonyms
- (conjoined): disjunct