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conjunctive vs closed-class word

closed-class word vs conjunctive

conjunctive and closed-class word both are nouns.

conjunctive is an adjective but closed-class word is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
conjunctive Yes Yes No No
closed-class word Yes No No No
As nouns, closed-class word is a hypernym of conjunctive; that is, closed-class word is a word with a broader meaning than conjunctive:
  • conjunctive: an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
  • closed-class word: a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning
Other hypernyms of conjunctive include function word.
conjunctive (noun) closed-class word (noun)
an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning
conjunctive (adjective) closed-class word (adjective)
serving or tending to connect
involving the joint activity of two or more
Difference between conjunctive and closed-class word

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