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juncture

junc·ture [ júngkchər ] (plural junc·tures)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. point in time: a point in time, especially an important or critical one

2. joining place: a place where two or more things join ( formal )

3. joining of things: the joining of one thing with another, or their joined state ( formal )

4. linguistics break between words: the break between one spoken word and another, or the pronunciation features that help a listener to recognize the break, distinguishing between groups of words such as "gray day" and "grade A"

[14th century. < Latin junctura "joint" < jungere "join"]
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