conjunction

[ kuhn-juhngk-shuhn ]

/ kənˈdʒʌŋk ʃən /

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noun

Grammar.

any member of a small class of words distinguished in many languages by their function as connectors between words, phrases, clauses, or sentences, as and, because, but, however.
any other word or expression of similar function, as in any case.

the act of conjoining; combination.

the state of being conjoined; union; association: The police, in conjunction with the army, established order.

a combination of events or circumstances.

Logic.

a compound proposition that is true if and only if all of its component propositions are true.
the relation among the components of such a proposition, usually expressed by AND or & or ·.

Astronomy.

the coincidence of two or more heavenly bodies at the same celestial longitude.
the state of two or more such coinciding heavenly bodies.

Astrology. the coincidence of two or more heavenly bodies at the same celestial longitude, characterized by a unification of the planetary energies; an astrological aspect.

OTHER WORDS FOR conjunction

2 joining, meeting, associating.

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Origin of conjunction

1350–1400; Middle English conjunccio(u)n (<Anglo-French ) <Latin conjunctiōn- (stem of conjunctiō). See conjunct, -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM conjunction

con·junc·tion·al, adjectivecon·junc·tion·al·ly, adverbnon·con·junc·tion, noun

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How to use conjunction in a sentence

There was a lot of positive feedback from people interested in non-gender binary people.
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She ultimately ditched JSwipe after about a week and found her current, non-Jewish, boyfriend on OkCupid.
My Week on Jewish Tinder|Emily Shire|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
An atheist counsels his fellow non-believers on how not to talk to people of faith.
The Case Against In-Your-Face Atheism|Steve Neumann|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The distinction between over-policing and non-responsiveness was alive and well in Bed-Stuy.
Ground Zero of the NYPD Slowdown|Batya Ungar-Sargon|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Last summer, Louisiana also banned non-legal adoption, with offenders facing a penalty of $5,000 and up to five years in prison.
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The expatriated ex-rebels became alarmed by the non-receipt of the indemnity instalment and the news from their homes.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
He also states that the Audiencia is virtually non-existent, and so there is no high court in which justice may be sought.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
De moi, je ne say qu'en dire, d'autant que je ne veux affirmer ny le si ny le non en ce dont je n'ay vidence.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Certes le capitaine Merveilles et ses gens monstrerent leur pit non vulgaire.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
It teaches you to take your time, or as the Germans call it, it gives you "Ruhe (repose)," the grand sine qua non!
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay

British Dictionary definitions for conjunction

conjunction

/ (kənˈdʒʌŋkʃən) /

noun

the act of joining together; combination; union

simultaneous occurrence of events; coincidence

any word or group of words, other than a relative pronoun, that connects words, phrases, or clauses; for example and and whileAbbreviation: conj See also coordinating conjunction, subordinating conjunction

astronomy

the position of any two bodies that appear to meet, such as two celestial bodies on the celestial sphere
Also called: solar conjunction the position of a planet or the moon when it is in line with the sun as seen from the earth. The inner planets are in inferior conjunction when the planet is between the earth and the sun and in superior conjunction when the sun lies between the earth and the planetCompare opposition (def. 8a)

astrology an exact aspect of 0° between two planets, etc, an orb of 8° being allowedSee opposition (def. 9), square (def. 10)

logic

the operator that forms a compound sentence from two given sentences, and corresponds to the English and
a sentence so formed. Usually written p&q, p∧q, or p.q., where p,q are the component sentences, it is true only when both these are true
the relation between such sentences

Derived forms of conjunction

conjunctional, adjectiveconjunctionally, adverb

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Scientific definitions for conjunction

conjunction

[ kən-jŭngk′shən ]

The position of two celestial bodies when they have the same celestial longitude, especially a configuration in which a planet or the Moon lies on a straight line from Earth to or through the Sun. Planets in this position are not visible to the naked eye because they are in line with the Sun and obscured by its glare; the Moon in this position is new.♦ The inner planets Mercury and Venus have two conjunction points with Earth. Either planet is at inferior conjunction when it lies directly between the Earth and the Sun, and is at superior conjunction when it lies directly opposite Earth on the far side of the Sun. The outer planets have only one conjunction point with Earth, when they lie opposite Earth on the far side of the Sun. Compare opposition. See more at elongation.

Cultural definitions for conjunction

conjunction

A word that joins words or groups of words. There are three kinds of conjunctions: coordinating, correlative, and subordinating. Coordinating conjunctions include and, but, or, not, yet, for, and so. Correlative conjunctions include the words in the pairs either/or, both/and, and neither/nor. Subordinating conjunctions begin subordinate clauses (see subordination) and join them to the rest of the sentence: “She didn't learn the real reason until she left the valley.”

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