conjunction
/kənˈdʒʌŋ(k)ʃ(ə)n
/noun
1 Grammar A word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause (e.g. and, but, if).Such words include pronouns, auxiliary verbs, conjunctions, and prepositions....
- The elaborated variety was alleged to have greater syntactic complexity, as evidenced, for example, by a greater proportion of subordinate clauses, conjunctions, etc.
- Parliamentary question time is full of wonderful examples of extended verbs, conjunctions and prepositional phrases employed to evade answering a question.
2The action or an instance of two or more events or things occurring at the same point in time or space: a conjunction of favourable political and economic circumstances he postulated that the Americas were formed by the conjunction of floating islands...
- The conjunction of events marks a widening of the challenge posed by San Francisco's mayor, who last month authorised wedding ceremonies for same-sex couples.
- It is with us again thanks to the conjunction of two events, one here in York and the other of national concern.
- Obviously, in a high traffic area, such as the city gate, there is often a conjunction or combination of events that may be accidental, or, as in this case, designed to create an affect.
Synonyms
co-occurrence, concurrence, coincidence, coexistence, simultaneity, simultaneousness, contemporaneity, contemporaneousness, concomitance, synchronicity, synchrony;
combination, juxtaposition
2.1 Astronomy & Astrology An alignment of two planets or other celestial objects so that they appear to be in the same, or nearly the same, place in the sky: the conjunctions and oppositions of the planets [mass noun]: the planet reached conjunction with the sun...
- In your natal chart, the conjunction of your Pisces sun with Saturn gives you a tendency toward worry to begin with, so this is a part of you that only you can work to overcome.
- The planets included a conjunction of Venus and Mars, the ‘rulers’ of the first house (the questioner) and the seventh house (the husband).
- We should now take a closer look at the quadruple conjunction of the planets in Capricorn and in particular, the Sun.
Phrases
in conjunction
Derivatives
conjunctional
/ adjective ...- One thing I'd like to have some feedback on is how the new magic system works, I have no idea how a lot less conjunctional magic (needing more than one sphere) will affect a game.
- Shown are conjunctional clusters in different groups of subjects, superimposed on the standard brain.
- Requirements of subject matter and personal jurisdiction are conjunctional, as both must be met before a court has authority to adjudicate rights of parties to a dispute.
Origin
Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin conjunctio(n-), from the verb conjungere (see conjoin).
Rhymes
- revelry
- revenant
- revend
- revendicate
- revendication
- revenge
- revengeable
- revengeance
- revengeful
- revengefully
- revengefulness
- revenge is a dish best served (or eaten) cold
- revengeless
- revengement
- revenge play
- revenge plot
- revenge porn
- revenge pornography
- revenger
- revengeress
- revenge tragedy
- revengingly
- revenons a nos moutons
- revenons à nos moutons
- revenooer