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[kuhn-juhngk-shuhn] Origin

con·junc·tion

[kuhn-juhngk-shuhn]
noun
1.
Grammar.
a.
any member of a small class of words distinguished in many languages by their function as connectors between words, phrases, clauses, or sentences, as and, because, but, however.
b.
any other word or expression of similar function, as in any case.
2.
the act of conjoining; combination.
3.
the state of being conjoined; union; association: The police, in conjunction with the army, established order.
4.
a combination of events or circumstances.
5.
Logic.
a.
a compound proposition that is true if and only if all of its component propositions are true.
b.
the relation among the components of such a proposition, usually expressed by AND or & or ·.
EXPAND
6.
Astronomy.
a.
the coincidence of two or more heavenly bodies at the same celestial longitude.
b.
the state of two or more such coinciding heavenly bodies.
7.
Astrology. the coincidence of two or more heavenly bodies at the same celestial longitude, characterized by a unification of the planetary energies; an astrological aspect.
COLLAPSE

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English conjunccio(u)n (< Anglo-French ) < Latin conjunctiōn- (stem of conjunctiō). See conjunct, -ion

con·junc·tion·al, adjective
con·junc·tion·al·ly, adverb
non·con·junc·tion, noun


2. joining, meeting, associating.

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Conjunctions is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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Word Origin & History

conjunction
late 14c., from O.Fr. conjunction, from L. conjunctionem (nom. conjunctio), pp. of conjugare (see conjugal). Originally in Eng. of planets; grammatical sense (1380s) was in L., a loan-translation of Gk. syndesmos. Had the meaning "sexual union" 17c.-18c.
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Science Dictionary
conjunction   (kən-jŭngk'shən)  Pronunciation Key 
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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Cultural Dictionary

conjunction definition


A word that joins words or groups of words. There are three kinds of conjunctions: coordinating, correlative, and subordinating. Coordinating conjunctions include and, but, or, not, yet, for, and so. Correlative conjunctions include the words in the pairs either/or, both/and, and neither/nor. Subordinating conjunctions begin subordinate clauses (see subordination) and join them to the rest of the sentence: “She didn't learn the real reason until she left the valley.”

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