conjunction

noun

(grammar) A word used to join other words, phrases, or clauses together into sentences. (The specific conjunction used shows how the two joined parts are related semantically.)

The act of joining, or condition of being joined.

Cooccurrence; coincidence.

A place where multiple things meet.

(astronomy) The alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth.

(astrology) An aspect in which planets are in close proximity to one another.

(logic) The proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the ∧ ( and ) operator.

(obsolete) Sexual intercourse.

Roots

iungojunct- · Latin · join

Synonyms for conjunction

copulativen concurrencen junctionn coincidencen conjugationn concomitancen combinationn syzygyn disjunctiveadj coactionn

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