conjunction

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English

Etymology

From Old French conjonction, from Latin coniūnctiō (“joining”), from coniungere (“to join”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kənˈd͡ʒʌŋk.ʃən/
• Hyphenation: con‧junc‧tion
• Rhymes: -ʌŋkʃən

Noun

conjunction (countable and uncountable, plural conjunctions)

2. The act of joining, or condition of being joined.

   Synonyms: connection, union
4. (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.)

   Hyponyms: coordinating conjunction, subordinating conjunction
6. Cooccurrence; coincidence.
8. (astronomy) The alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth.

   Antonym: opposition

   Hyponyms: grand conjunction, great conjunction, inferior conjunction, superior conjunction, topocentric conjunction
10. (astrology) An aspect in which planets are in close proximity to one another.
12. (logic) The proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the ∧ (${displaystyle \land }$) operator.

    Meronyms: conjunct, logical connective

    Coordinate term: disjunction

14. A place where multiple things meet.

    Coordinate terms: junction, juncture, confluence
16. (obsolete) Sexual intercourse.

    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:copulation

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See also

• disjunction

Further reading

• conjunction on Wikipedia.Wikipedia