Conjunction

Quick meaning: Conjunction is a noun meaning The act of joining, or condition of being joined.

Meaning

The act of joining, or condition of being joined.

More Meanings

1. Cooccurrence; coincidence.
2. (astronomy) The alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth.
3. (astrology) An aspect in which planets are in close proximity to one another.
4. (logic) The proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the ∧ ( and ) operator.
5. A place where multiple things meet.
6. (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.)
7. (obsolete) Sexual intercourse.

Example Sentences

The spectacular conjunction of Venus and Mars gave rise to a myriad of mythical interpretations.

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Today there is a mountain called Ararat near the conjunction of the Turkish, Armenian, and Iranian borders.

[…] Dr. Minchin in return was quite sure that man was not a mere machine or a fortuitous conjunction of atoms; […]

Word Forms

• conjunctions

Synonyms for conjunction

Depending on context, synonyms include connection, union, aphrodisia, coitus, coition, commerce.

Antonyms for conjunction

Common opposites include opposition.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include connective, junction, co-occurrence, coincidence, concurrence, alignment.

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