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disjunct

/dɪsˈdʒʊŋkt/

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noun

The state of being disjointed; disjointedness; a disconnect.

Examples :

"The constant disjunct between what the company promised during the interview and the reality of the job left many new employees feeling frustrated. "

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noun

One of multiple propositions, any of which, if true, confirm the validity of another proposition (a disjunction).

Examples :

"In the job application, having a university degree or five years of experience were presented as disjuncts; possessing either would qualify the candidate. "

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noun

Any sentence element that is not fully integrated into the clausal structure of the sentence.

Examples :

""Honestly, that explanation felt like a disjunct; it didn't really connect to the main topic." "

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noun

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.

Examples :

"Honestly, that explanation seems unnecessarily complex. "

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adjective

Separate; discontinuous; not connected.

Examples :

"The city council's plan to build the new road left several neighborhoods feeling disjunct from the rest of the community, as it created a physical barrier between them. "

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adjective

Occurring in widely separated geographic areas.

Examples :

""Although related, the two plant species have disjunct populations; one grows in the mountains of Europe, and the other only in South Africa." "

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