adversative conjunction

Definitions of adversative conjunction
  1. noun
    the conjunctive relation of units that expresses the opposition of their meanings
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    type of:
    conjunction
    the grammatical relation between linguistic units (words or phrases or clauses) that are connected by a conjunction
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