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Conjunction (joining)
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Conjunction (grammar) — But redirects here. For other uses, see BUT (disambiguation). In grammar, a conjunction (abbreviated conj or cnj) is a part of speech that connects two words, sentences, phrases or clauses together. A discourse connective is a conjunction joining … Wikipedia
conjunction — [kən juŋk′shən] n. [ME conjunccion < OFr conjunction < L conjunctio < pp. of conjungere: see CONJOIN] 1. a joining together or being joined together; union; association; combination 2. an occurring together; coincidence [the conjunction… … English World dictionary
conjunction — late 14c., originally of planets, from O.Fr. conjonction union, joining, sexual intercourse (12c.), from L. conjunctionem (nom. conjunctio), from pp. stem of conjugare join together (see CONJUGAL (Cf. conjugal)). Cf. It. congiunzione, Sp.… … Etymology dictionary
conjunction — Synonyms and related words: Anschluss, abutment, abuttal, accompaniment, accordance, addition, adjacency, adjectival, adjective, adjoiningness, adverb, adverbial, adversative conjunction, affiliation, agglomeration, agglutination, aggregation,… … Moby Thesaurus
conjunction — conjunctional, adj. conjunctionally, adv. /keuhn jungk sheuhn/, n. 1. Gram. a. 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,… … Universalium
conjunction — noun a) The act of joining, or condition of being joined. Certaine Nations (and amongst others, the Mahometane) abhorre Conjunction with women great with childe. b) A word used to join other words or phrases together into sentences. The specific… … Wiktionary
conjunction — n. 1 a the action of joining; the condition of being joined. b an instance of this. 2 Gram. a word used to connect clauses or sentences or words in the same clause (e.g. and, but, if). 3 a a combination (of events or circumstances). b a number of … Useful english dictionary
conjunction — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Act of joining together] Syn. combination, connection, association; see union 1 . 2. [Concurrence] Syn. congruency, concomitance, parallelism; see agreement 2 , coincidence 1 . 3. [A syntactic connecting word]. Conjunctions… … English dictionary for students
conjunction — con junc·tion || kʃən n. uniting, joining, connection; connecting word … English contemporary dictionary
conjunction — n 1. combination, unification, ac couplement, joinder; merger, incorporation, consolidation, amalgamation, conglomeration, engrossment; junction, juxtaposition, collocation; joining, linking, splicing, uniting, binding, bonding, yoking;… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
conjunction — n. joining together; coincidence; Grammar, word used to connect words, phrases or sentences; Astronomy, position of heavenly body when its longitude is same as another s. ♦ conjunctional, ♦ conjunctive, a … Dictionary of difficult words
