Describing something that separates, disconnects, or presents alternatives; in grammar, a word that connects alternatives.
From disjunction + -ive suffix. Developed as an adjective form to describe things having the quality of separation or presenting alternatives.
The word 'or' is the most famous disjunctive word in English, but some languages have multiple types of 'or' depending on whether they mean exclusive or inclusive alternatives!
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