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subjunctive

n.
UK //sˈʌbdʒəŋktˌɪv// sub·junc·tive Grammar
Origin

From Latin subjunctīvus (“serving to join, connecting, in grammar applies to the subjunctive mode”), from subjungere (“to add, join, subjoin”), from sub (“under”) + jungere (“to join, yoke”). See join.

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