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Pronunciation / Transliteration: disžwɛ̃
"Cet adverbe fonctionne comme un disjoncteur dans la phrase."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An adverb or adverbial phrase that expresses the speaker's attitude or evaluation toward the proposition contained in the rest of the sentence.
"In the sentence 'Frankly, I do not care,' the word 'frankly' serves as a disjunct."
- 1
Disconnected, separate, or consisting of separate parts without continuity.
"The melody features a disjunct movement with wide intervals between the notes."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'disjunctus', past participle of 'disjungere', meaning to unyoke, unbind, or separate (from 'dis-' meaning apart + 'jungere' to join). Entering English in the 16th century via Latinate scholarly and rhetorical terminology, it evolved specialized technical senses in botany, grammar, and music.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Disjunct" is said worldwide
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disjoint
Transliteration: disžwɛ̃
"Cet adverbe fonctionne comme un disjoncteur dans la phrase."
Disjunkt
Transliteration: dɪsˈjʊŋkt
"Der Ausdruck drückt die Haltung des Sprechers aus."
disgiunto
Transliteration: dizˈdʒunto
"La melodia procede in modo disgiunto."
disjunto
Transliteration: disˈxunto
"El elemento actúa como un disjunto oracional."
disjunto
Transliteration: dʒiʒˈũtu
"O termo expressa a atitude do locutor."
विसંयुक्त
Transliteration: visamyukta
Script: विसंयुक्त
"यह वाक्यांश वाक्य से विसंयुक्त प्रतीत होता है।"
评注状语
Transliteration: píngzhù zhuàngyǔ
"这个词在句中起到了评注状语的作用。"
문장부사
Transliteration: munjangbusa
"그 표현은 화자의 태도를 나타내는 문장부사이다."
文副詞
Transliteration: bunfukushi
"その語は文全体を修飾する文副詞として機能する。"
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