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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Conjunctive \Con*junc"tive\, a. [L. conjunctivus.]
   1. Serving to unite; connecting together.
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   2. Closely united. [Obs.] --Shak.
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   Conjunctive mood (Gram.), the mood which follows a
      conjunction or expresses contingency; the subjunctive
      mood.

   Conjunctive tissue (Anat.), the tissue found in nearly all
      parts of most animals. It yields gelatin on boiling, and
      consists of vriously arranged fibers which are imbedded
      protoplasmic cells, or corpuscles; -- called also
      cellular tissue and connective tissue. Adipose or
      fatty tissue is one of its many forms, and cartilage and
      bone are sometimes included by the phrase.
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