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conjunction
/kənˈdʒʌŋkʃən/
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What does conjunction mean?
noun
- The act of joining, or condition of being joined.
- 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.)
- Cooccurrence; coincidence.
More meanings (5)
noun
- The alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth.
- An aspect in which planets are in close proximity to one another.
- The proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the ∧ ( and ) operator.
- A place where multiple things meet.
- (obsolete) Sexual intercourse.
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IPA pronunciation
/kənˈdʒʌŋkʃən/
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Their spirits are so married in conjunction with the participation of society that they flock together in consent, like so many wild-geese.
These youthful and unbalanced reformers, in conjunction with older but no less ill-balanced provincial politicians, may be said to represent Young China.
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In conjunction with Racovitza he had thought out a very ingenious way of sawing a channel, and thus reaching the nearest lead.
At present the planet Mars is in conjunction, but with every return to opposition I, for one, anticipate a renewal of their adventure.