Con-tin'ū-a-tive, n.

n. [Fr. continuatif, Pr. continuatiu.] 1. (Logic.) A term or expression denoting continuance. To these may be added continuatives; as, Rome remains to this day; which includes, at least, two propositions, viz., Rome was, and Rome is. Watts. 2. (Gram.) A word that continues the connection of sentences or subjects; a connective; a conjunction. Continuatives . . . consolidate sentences into one continuous whole. Harris.