conjuncture
[ kuh n-juhngk-cher ]
/ kənˈdʒʌŋk tʃər /
noun
a combination of circumstances; a particular state of affairs.
a critical state of affairs; crisis.
conjunction; joining.
RELATED WORDS
elbow, seam, affair, crisis, ceremony, story, thing, holiday, development, business, circumstance, incident, situation, celebration, case, accident, episode, appearance, experience, matter
Nearby words
- conjunctive,
- conjunctive eye movement,
- conjunctivitis,
- conjunctivoma,
- conjunctivoplasty,
- conjunto,
- conjuration,
- conjurator,
- conjure,
- conjure man
Origin of conjuncture
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conjuncture
/ (kənˈdʒʌŋktʃə) /
noun
a combination of events, esp a critical one
rare a union; conjunction
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conjuncture
c.1600, from French conjoncture (16c.), from Modern Latin *conjunctura, from Latin coniunctus (see conjunct).
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