Conjuncture
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkənd͡ʒʌŋkt͡ʃɚ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Conjuncture is a noun meaning A combination of events or circumstances; a conjunction; a union.
Meaning
A combination of events or circumstances; a conjunction; a union.
More Meanings
- A set of circumstances causing a crisis; a juncture.
Example Sentences
[I]n his later years, he [James II of England] repeatedly, at conjunctures such as have often inspired timorous and delicate women with heroic courage, showed a pusillanimous anxiety about his personal safety.
To be sitting, at so pleasant a conjuncture of one's courses, in oneself, by oneself, that I think it will freely be admitted is a way no worse than another, and better than some, of whiling away an instant of leisure.
Word Forms
- conjunctures
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include situation, environment, juncture, conjunction, conjunctive, confluence.
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