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conjuncture

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con⋅junc⋅ture

  [kuhn-juhngk-cher]
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–noun
1. a combination of circumstances; a particular state of affairs.
2. a critical state of affairs; crisis.
3. conjunction; joining.
Origin:
1595–1605; conjunct + -ure

Related forms:
con⋅junc⋅tur⋅al, adjective
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con·junc·ture   (kən-jŭngk'chər)   
n.  

  1. A combination, as of events or circumstances: "the power that lies in the conjuncture of faith and fatherland" (Conor Cruise O'Brien).

  2. A critical set of circumstances; a crisis: "reports on the deteriorating world conjuncture and the disappointment of earlier hopes" (Financial Times).

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