Definition of Conjuncture

1. Noun. A critical combination of events or circumstances.

Generic synonyms: Juncture, Occasion

Definition of Conjuncture

1. n. The act of joining, or state of being joined; union; connection; combination.

Definition of Conjuncture

1. Noun. A combination of events or circumstances; a conjunction; a union. ¹

2. Noun. A set of circumstances causing a crisis; a juncture. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Conjuncture

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Conjuncture

conjunctiviplasty
conjunctivitides
conjunctivitis
conjunctivitis arida
conjunctivitis medicamentosa
conjunctivitis petrificans
conjunctivitis tularensis
conjunctivitises
conjunctivochalasis
conjunctivodacryocystorhinostomy
conjunctivodacryocystostomy
conjunctivoplasty
conjunctivorhinostomy
conjunctly
conjuncts
conjuncture (current term)
conjunctures
conjunto
conjuntos
conjur'd
conjuration
conjurations
conjurator
conjure
conjure man
conjure up
conjured
conjurement
conjurements
conjurer

Literary usage of Conjuncture

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy (1917)
"CHAPTER VI A conjuncture, AND ITS RESULT UPON THE PEDESTRIAN Wildeve, as has been stated, was determined to visit Eustacia boldly, by day, and on the easy ..."

2. English Synonyms Explained, in Alphabetical Order: With Copious by George Crabb (1818)
"... and surmise less than either : any circumstance, however trivial, conjuncture. may give rise to a conjecture ; some reasons are requisite to produce a ..."

3. Southern History of the War by Edward Alfred Pollard (1866)
"A critical conjuncture.—Grant's whole army on the threshold of ruin.—Grant's change of front and General Lee's new line.—The Northern newspapers go into ..."

4. The Writings of George Washington: Being His Correspondence, Addresses by George Washington (1855)
"The effects of this spirit begin to be visible. But this is a topic on which I may not be permitted to enlarge. In this delicate and perplexing conjuncture, ..."

5. The Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence of the United States by United States Dept. of State, Francis Wharton, John Bassett Moore (1889)
"... for the facilities indulged to our commerce at this critical conjuncture, which will always be remembered in our country with gratitude and aft'ection. ..."

6. The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England by Edward Hyde Clarendon (1807)
"... a conjuncture ; which was done by the faction and artifice of an officer within, who had found means to go out to Waller, and to acquaint him wifh the ..."

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