conjunction

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.

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[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.]

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con·junction·al adj.

con·junction·al·ly adv.

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conjunction

Noun

1. joining together

2. simultaneous occurrence of events

3. a word or group of words that connects words, phrases, or clauses; for example and, if, and but

4. Astron the apparent nearness of two heavenly bodies to each other

conjunctional adj

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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.

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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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	conjunction - the temporal property of two things happening at the same time; "the interval determining the coincidence gate is adjustable" co-occurrence, coincidence, concurrence 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 colligation, conjugation, junction 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 conjunctive, connective, continuative 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 alignment 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 junction 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

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conjunction

noun combination, union, joining, association, coincidence, juxtaposition, concurrence

Translations

conjunction [kənˈdʒʌŋkʃən] n → conjunción f;

in conjunction with → junto con

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conjunction [kənˈdʒʌŋkʃən] n → conjonction f;

in conjunction with → (conjointement) avec

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conjunction [kənˈdʒʌŋkʃən] n → Konjunktion f;

in conjunction with → zusammen mit, in Verbindung mit

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conjunction [kənˈdʒʌŋkʃən] n → congiunzione f;

in conjunction with → in accordo con, insieme con