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con·junct [ kən júngkt ]

adjective

Definition:

1. united: attached or joined

2. linguistics adjacent to consonant: describes consonants that are next to each other within a word without a vowel or vowels between

3. music consisting of single steps in scale: relating to or consisting of adjacent notes in a musical scale

noun (plural con·juncts)

Definition:

logic either proposition in conjunction: in logic, either of the two propositions or formulas in a conjunction

[15th century. < Latin conjunctus, past participle of conjungere (see conjoin)]

con·junct·ly [ kən júngktlee ] adverb