disjunction

Definition

The act of disjoining; disunion, separation.

Etymology

From Old French disjunction, from Latin disjunctio.

Example Sentences

• "the disjunction expressed by disjunctive conjunctions, such as but or or"
• "The disjunction between the despotism the British had been practising in India and the liberal, secular, democratic trends of their domestic politics was too embarrassing to endure indefinitely."

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