subdisjunctive

noun

sub·​disjunctive

"+

: a disjunctive conjunction connecting words or word groups that have the same reference

in "report to the chairman or head of the department" or is a subdisjunctive

Word History

Etymology

New Latin subdisjunctivus, from Latin sub- + disjunctivus, adjective, disjunctive

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