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| junc·ture [ júngkchər ] (plural junc·tures) |
noun |
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| Definition: |
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1. point in time: a point in time, especially an important or critical one
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2. joining place: a place where two or more things join
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formal
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3. joining of things: the joining of one thing with another, or their joined state
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formal
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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"
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| [14th century. < Latin junctura "joint" < jungere "join"] |
