Coordinative \Co*["o]r"di*na*tive\, a. (Gram.) Expressing co["o]rdination. --J. W. Gibbs.
coordinative adj : serving to connect two grammatical constituents of identical construction; "`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?'" [syn: {coordinating(a)}] [ant: {subordinating(a)}]