adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to coordination
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
coordinative
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adjective
Meaning 2
serving to connect two grammatical constituents of identical construction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- `and' in `John and Mary' or in `John walked and Mary rode' is a coordinating conjunction; and so is `or' in `will you go or stay?'
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: coordinating(a)
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English coordinate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English coordinative From coordinate + -ive.