different between disjunct vs disjoin

English

Etymology

From dis- +? Latin junctus (“joined”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d?s?d???kt/, /d?s?d???kt/

Noun

disjunct (plural disjuncts)

1. The state of being disjointed; disjointedness; a disconnect.
2. (logic) One of multiple propositions, any of which, if true, confirm the validity of another proposition (a disjunction).
3. (linguistics) Any sentence element that is not fully integrated into the clausal structure of the sentence.
4. (linguistics) An adverbial that expresses the speaker's or writer's attitude towards, or descriptive statement of, the propositional content of the associated clause or sentence.

Hypernyms

• (an adverbial): sentence adverb

Holonyms

• (in logic): disjunction

Adjective

disjunct (comparative more disjunct, superlative most disjunct)

1. Separate; discontinuous; not connected.
2. (botany) Occurring in widely separated geographic areas.

References

• "Disjunction" in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

English

Etymology

From Middle English disjoynen, from Old French desjoindre, from Latin disiungere (“to separate”), from dis-, di- (“apart”) + iungere (“to join”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d?s?d???n/
• Rhymes: -??n

Verb

disjoin (third-person singular simple present disjoins, present participle disjoining, simple past and past participle disjoined)

1. (transitive) To separate; to disunite.
   • 1708, Joseph Addison, The Present State of the War, and the Necessity of an Augmentation

     Never let us lay down our arms against France, till we have utterly disjoined her from the Spanish monarchy.

   • 1790, Thomas Pennant, Account Of London

     Windmill Street consisted of disjoined houses.

2. (intransitive) To become separated.

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Further reading

• disjoin in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• disjoin in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• disjoin at OneLook Dictionary Search