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conjunction

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con·junc·tion  (kn-jngkshn)
n.
1.
a. The act of joining.
b. The state of being joined.
2. A joint or simultaneous occurrence; concurrence: the conjunction of historical and economic forces that created a depression.
3. One resulting from or embodying a union; a combination: "He is, in fact, a remarkable conjunction of talents" (Jerry Adler).
4. Abbr. conj. Grammar
a. The part of speech that serves to connect words, phrases, clauses, or sentences.
b. Any of the words belonging to this part of speech, such as and, but, as, and because.
5. Astronomy The position of two celestial bodies on the celestial sphere when they have the same celestial longitude.
6. Logic
a. A compound proposition that has components joined by the word and or its symbol and is true only if both or all the components are true.
b. The relationship between the components of a conjunction.

[Middle English coniunccioun, from Old French conjunction, conjuncion, from Latin conincti, coninctin-, a joining, conjunction (in grammatical sense, translation of Greek sundesmos, binding together, conjunction), from coninctus, past participle of coniungere, to join; see conjoin.]

con·junction·al adj.
con·junction·al·ly adv.

conjunction [kənˈdʒʌŋkʃən]
n
1. the act of joining together; combination; union
2. simultaneous occurrence of events; coincidence
3. (Linguistics / Grammar) any word or group of words, other than a relative pronoun, that connects words, phrases, or clauses; for example and and while Abbreviation conj See also coordinating conjunction, subordinating conjunction (Astronomy)
4. (Astronomy) Astronomy
a.  the position of any two bodies that appear to meet, such as two celestial bodies on the celestial sphere
b.  Also called solar conjunction the position of a planet or the moon when it is in line with the sun as seen from the earth. The inner planets are in inferior conjunction when the planet is between the earth and the sun and in superior conjunction when the sun lies between the earth and the planet Compare opposition [8a]
5. (Spirituality, New Age, Astrology & Self-help / Astrology) Astrology an exact aspect of 0° between two planets, etc., an orb of 8° being allowed Compare opposition [9] square [10]
6. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic
a.  the operator that forms a compound sentence from two given sentences, and corresponds to the English and
b.  a sentence so formed. Usually written p&q, p⋀q, or p.q., where p,q are the component sentences, it is true only when both these are true
c.  the relation between such sentences
conjunctional  adj
conjunctionally  adv

conjunction  (kn-jngkshn)
The position of two celestial bodies when they have the same celestial longitude, especially a configuration in which a planet or the Moon lies on a straight line from Earth to or through the Sun. Planets in this position are not visible to the naked eye because they are in line with the Sun and obscured by its glare; the Moon in this position is new. The inner planets Mercury and Venus have two conjunction points with Earth. Either planet is at inferior conjunction when it lies directly between the Earth and the Sun, and is at superior conjunction when it lies directly opposite Earth on the far side of the Sun. The outer planets have only one conjunction point with Earth, when they lie opposite Earth on the far side of the Sun. Compare opposition. See more at elongation.

Conjunction a combination of events or circumstances.
Examples: conjunction of alleys, courts, and passages, 1722; of circumstances, 1866; of events, 1862; of grammarians—Lipton, 1970; of planets, 1375; of all good things. 1644.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.conjunction - the temporal property of two things happening at the same time; "the interval determining the coincidence gate is adjustable"
simultaneity, simultaneousness - happening or existing or done at the same time
concomitance - occurrence or existence together or in connection with one another
overlap - the property of partial coincidence in time
contemporaneity, contemporaneousness - the quality of belonging to the same period of time
unison - occurring together or simultaneously; "the two spoke in unison"
2.conjunction - the state of being joined together
anastomosis, inosculation - a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous
synapse - the junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle; "nerve impulses cross a synapse through the action of neurotransmitters"
unification, union - the state of being joined or united or linked; "there is strength in union"
3.conjunction - an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
closed-class word, function word - a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning
coordinating conjunction - a conjunction (like `and' or `or') that connects two identically constructed grammatical constituents
subordinate conjunction, subordinating conjunction - a conjunction (like `since' or `that' or `who') that introduces a dependent clause
4.conjunction - the grammatical relation between linguistic units (words or phrases or clauses) that are connected by a conjunction
grammatical relation - a linguistic relation established by grammar
coordinating conjunction - the coordination by conjunction of linguistic units of the same status
subordinating conjunction - the subordination that occurs when a conjunction makes one linguistic unit a constituent of another
copulative conjunction - the conjunctive relation of units that expresses the addition of their meanings
disjunctive conjunction - the conjunctive relation of units that expresses the disjunction of their meanings
adversative conjunction - the conjunctive relation of units that expresses the opposition of their meanings
5.conjunction - (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac
astronomy, uranology - the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
encounter, meeting - a casual or unexpected convergence; "he still remembers their meeting in Paris"; "there was a brief encounter in the hallway"
inferior conjunction - (astronomy) the alignment of the Earth and a planet on the same side of the sun
superior conjunction - (astronomy) the alignment of the Earth and a planet on the opposite side of the sun
6.conjunction - something that joins or connects
connecter, connector, connective, connection, connexion - an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers"
tangency, contact - (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact; "they forget to solder the contacts"
joint - junction by which parts or objects are joined together
barrier strip, junction barrier - a junction unit for connecting 2 cables without the need for plugs
splice, splicing - a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together; "the break was due to an imperfect splice"
thermojunction - a junction between two dissimilar metals across which a voltage appears

conjunction
noun combination, union, joining, association, coincidence, juxtaposition, concurrence This is due to a conjunction of religious and social factors.
Translations
conjunction [kənˈdʒʌŋkʃən] N
1. (Ling) → conjunción f
2. in conjunction withjunto con, juntamente con

conjunction [kənˈdʒʌŋkʃən] n
in conjunction with → conjointement avec
(LINGUISTICS)conjonction f

conjunction
n
(Gram) → Konjunktion f, → Bindewort nt
(= association)Verbindung f; (= co-occurrence: of events) → Zusammentreffen nt; in conjunctionzusammen; in conjunction with the new evidencein Verbindung mit dem neuen Beweismaterial; the programme was broadcast in conjunction with the NBCdie Sendung wurde von NBC übernommen; the programme was produced in conjunction with the NBCdas Programm wurde in Zusammenarbeit mit NBC aufgezeichnet
(Astron) → Konjunktion f

conjunction [kənˈdʒʌŋkʃn] n
a. (Gram) → congiunzione f
b. in conjunction within accordo con, insieme con or a

conjunction [kənˈdʒʌŋkʃn] n
a. (Gram) → congiunzione f
b. in conjunction within accordo con, insieme con or a

conjunction
n conjunction [kənˈdʒaŋkʃən]
a word that connects sentences, clauses or words John sang and Mary danced; I'll do it if you want. voegwoord كَلِمَة رَبْط / عَطْف грам. съюз spojka bindeord; konjunktion die Konjunktion σύνδεσμος (γραμμ.) conjunción sidesõna حرف ربط konjunktio conjonction מִילָת חִיבּוּר संयोग, मेल spoj, stjecaj, veznik kötőszó konjungsi samtenging congiunzione 接続詞 접속사 jungtukas saiklis kata penghubung voegwoord bindeord, konjunksjon spójnik conjunção conjuncţie союз spojka veznik veznik konjunktion คำสันธาน bağlaç 連接詞 сполучник حرف عطف liên từ
in conjunction (with)
(acting) together (with). tesame met; in oorleg met, in samewerking met, met medewerking van بالإشْتِراك مع заедно с ve spojení/spolupráci s sammen zusammen mit σε συνδυασμό koos با هم؛ توام با conjointement avec יָחַד עִם समुच्चयबोधक u spoju s, zajedno s vkivel együtt bersama ásamt, í sameiningu við ~と共に (~와) 관련하여 kartu, išvien kopā bersama samen met i forbindelse med, i samsvar med razem (z) juntamente com împreună (cu) совместно (с) spolu (s) skupaj (z) u vezi i samverkan (tillsammans) med พร้อมด้วย birlikte 與...協力 разом, спільно ك‍ے سات‍ھ، س‍ے مل كر cùng với ...

conjunction حرف عطف spojka sammentræf Verbindung σύνδεση conjunción yhdistäminen conjonction stjecaj congiunzione 結合 접속사 voegwoord konjunksjon połączenie conjunção соединение förening การเกิดขึ้นร่วมกัน bağlantı sự kết hợp 联合


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Our own flags should be substituted for those of the enemy, and the chariots mingled and used in conjunction with ours.
[1278b] From what has been said it is plain whether the virtue of a good man and an excellent citizen is the same or different: and we find that in some states it is the same, in others not; and also that this is not true of each citizen, but of those only who take the lead, or are capable of taking the lead, in public affairs, either alone or in conjunction with others.
Yes, but they--Wurt, and Knaust, and Pripasov--would answer that your consciousness of existence is derived from the conjunction of all your sensations, that that consciousness of existence is the result of your sensations.
 
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