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Added 9 October 2026

subjunctive

/səbˈd͡ʒʌŋktɪv/ adjective

Latin root: subiunctīvus Wiktionary

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Inflected to indicate that an act or state of being is possible, contingent or hypothetical, and not a fact.

noun

Ellipsis of subjunctive mood.
A form in the subjunctive mood.

Origin

From Latin subiunctīvus (“serving to join, connecting, in grammar applies to the subjunctive mode”), from subiungō (“to add, join, subjoin”), from sub- (“under”) + iungō (“to join, yoke”). See join.

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