Conjunct

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkÉ‘n.dʒʌŋkt/ noun
• IPA: /kÉ™nˈdʒʌŋkt/ adjectiveRhymes: -ʌŋkt

Origin

Latin conjunctus, past participle. See conjoin.

Full definition of conjunct

Noun

1. (logic) Either term of a conjunction
• July 14, 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.
2. (linguistics) 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 didn't go swimming."

Holonyms

• (in logic) conjunction

Adjective

1. conjoinedSet A is conjunct with set B.
2. acting together; collaborative

Antonyms

• (conjoined) disjunct