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Definition of Juncture
1. Noun. An event that occurs at a critical time. "It was needed only on special occasions"
Generic synonyms: Happening, Natural Event, Occurrence, Occurrent
Specialized synonyms: Climax, Flood Tide, Conjuncture, Crisis, Landmark, Turning Point, Watershed, Milestone, Head, Pass, Straits, Reality Check
2. Noun. A crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made. "He must be made to realize that the company stands at a critical point"
3. Noun. The shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made.
Specialized synonyms: Esophagogastric Junction, Oesophagogastric Junction
Generic synonyms: Connection, Connexion, Link
Derivative terms: Articulate, Joint, Joint, Joint, Join
Definition of Juncture
1. n. A joining; a union; an alliance.
Definition of Juncture
1. Noun. a place where things join, a junction ¹
2. Noun. a critical moment in time ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Juncture
1. the act of joining [n -S]
Medical Definition of Juncture
1. 1. A joining; a union; an alliance. "Devotional compliance and juncture of hearts." 2. The line or point at which two bodies are joined; a joint; an articulation; a seam; as, the junctures of a vessel or of the bones. 3. A point of time; especially, one made critical or important by a concurrence of circumstances; hence, a crisis; an exigency. "Extraordinary junctures." "In such a juncture, what can the most plausible and refined philosophy offer?" (Berkeley) Origin: L.junctura, fr. Jungere to join. See Jointure. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Juncture
Literary usage of Juncture
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1918)
"... there is a juncture or union between two limbs or sides of said vein, and from
the summit of said juncture or union the downward course of one limb or ..."
2. Publications by English Dialect Society (1850)
"... yet Discretion at that juncture would"'. NOTE 278, Page 156. Neither was there
any Article made, for assuring the true worship, or securing the Bishops. ..."
3. Picturesque History of Yorkshire: Being an Account of the History by Joseph Smith Fletcher (1899)
"... Galtres ALONG THE OUSE—CLIFTON INGS—POPPLETON FERRY—MARSTON MOOR AND ITS
BATTLE—THE OUSE-SIDE VILLAGES AND CHURCHES— juncture OF THE URE AND SWALE WITH ..."
4. The Works of Alexander Hamilton: Containing His Correspondence, and His by Alexander Hamilton (1850)
"... this juncture, that every thing possible should be done to forward it.
I forbear entering into details which would be very striking upon this subject. ..."