Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Serving or tending to connect.
- noun One that connects.
- noun Grammar A word, such as a conjunction, that connects words, phrases, clauses, and sentences.
- noun Botany The portion of a stamen that connects the halves of an anther.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having the power of connecting; serving or tending to connect; connecting.
- noun That which connects.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Connecting, or adapted to connect; involving connection.
- adjective (Anat.) See Conjunctive tissue, under
Conjunctive . - noun (Gram.) A word that connect words or sentences; a conjunction or preposition.
- noun (Bot.) That part of an anther which connects its thecæ, lobes, or cells.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective serving or tending to
connect ;connecting - noun That which
connects . - noun logic A
function that operates ontruth values to give another truth value. - noun grammar A
word used to connect words, clauses and sentences, most commonly applied toconjunctions . - noun botany The tissue which connects the
locules of ananthers together. - noun anatomy, zoology A connective
tissue .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
- noun an instrumentality that connects
- adjective connecting or tending to connect
Etymologies
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Examples
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We see the pattern in what we call the connective categories -- computing, smartphones, flat-screen televisions, digital cameras, and now e-books -- continuing and in fact strengthening.
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Because of the involvement of connective tissue, SLE is often referred to as a connective tissue disease.
THE LUPUS HANDBOOK FOR WOMEN ROBIN DIBNER 1994
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Because of the involvement of connective tissue, SLE is often referred to as a connective tissue disease.
THE LUPUS HANDBOOK FOR WOMEN ROBIN DIBNER 1994
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Because of the involvement of connective tissue, SLE is often referred to as a connective tissue disease.
THE LUPUS HANDBOOK FOR WOMEN ROBIN DIBNER 1994
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Interestingly, blood is classified as a connective tissue because it connects the digestive and respiratory systems with the other parts of the body.
The Volokh Conspiracy » IJ’s Bone Marrow Case: History of NOTA 2009
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People pointed out that I've mainly got a string of vignettes, without much tension or suspense going on, and I think that's what I need to focus on - what Connie calls the connective tissue as well as making that first part carry the reader along rather than forcing them to jump from spot to spot.
Cat Rambo catrambo 2007
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The old kind -- filled with silicone gel -- were linked to debilitating health problems, so-called connective-tissue diseases such as lupus and rheumatoid arthritis.
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The old kind -- filled with silicone gel -- were linked with debilitating health problems, so-called connective-tissue disorders, such as lupus and rheumatoid arthritis.
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The cells are called connective-tissue corpuscles, cartilage cells, and bone corpuscles, according to the tissues in which they occur.
A Practical Physiology Albert F. Blaisdell
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It is called connective tissue, because it connects all the different parts of the body.
Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics Joel Dorman Steele
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