Juncture vs Conjunction - What's the difference?
juncture | conjunction |
A place where things join, a junction.
A critical moment in time.
* Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre
(linguistics) The manner of moving (transition) or mode of relationship between two consecutive sounds; a suprasegmental phonemic cue, by which a listener can distinguish between two otherwise identical sequences of sounds that have different meanings.
The act of joining, or condition of being joined.
(obsolete) Sexual intercourse.
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(grammar) A word used to join other words or phrases together into sentences. The specific conjunction used shows how the two joined parts are related. Example: Bread, butter and cheese.
(astronomy) The alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth.
(astrology) An aspect in which planets are in close proximity to one another.
(logic) The proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the () operator.
As nouns the difference between juncture and conjunction
is that juncture is a place where things join, a junction while conjunction is the act of joining, or condition of being joined.juncture
English
Noun
(en noun)- We're at a crucial juncture in our relationship.
- What a mercy you are shod with velvet, Jane! a clodhopping messenger would never do at this juncture .
Usage notes
In highly formal or bureaucratic language, "at this juncture" is often used as a fancy way of saying "now". * I'm unable to ascertain its whereabouts at this juncture.conjunction
English
(wikipedia conjunction)Noun
(en noun)- Certaine Nations (and amongst others, the Mahometane) abhorre Conjunction with women great with childe.