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English Dictionary: disjunct	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
disjunct adj progressing melodically by intervals larger than a major second Antonym(s): conjunct having deep constrictions separating head, thorax, and abdomen, as in insects marked by separation of or from usually contiguous elements; "little isolated worlds, as abruptly disjunct and unexpected as a palm-shaded well in the Sahara"- Scientific Monthly Synonym(s): disjunct, isolated used of distributions, as of statistical or natural populations; "disjunct distribution of king crabs"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Disjunct \Disjunct"\, a. [L. disjunctus, p. p. of disjungere to disjoin. See {Disjoin}, and cf. {Disjoint}.] 1. Disjoined; separated. [R.] 2. (Zo[94]l.) Having the head, thorax, and abdomen separated by a deep constriction. {Disjunct* tetrachords} (Mus.), tetrachords so disposed to each other that the gravest note of the upper is one note higher than the acutest note of the other.