About The Word Juncture
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Juncture
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What's The Definition Of Juncture?
[n] an event that occurs at a critical time; "at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave"; "it was needed only on special occasions"
[n] the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made [n] a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made; "at that juncture he had no idea what to do"; "he must be made to realize that the company stands at a critical point" Synonyms | Synonyms for Juncture: articulation | critical point | crossroads | join | joint | junction | occasion Related Terms | Find terms related to Juncture: ankle | articulation | boundary | butt | caesura | cervix | circumstance | clause boundary | clause terminal | clinch | close juncture | closure | colon | comma | condition | conjuncture | connecting link | connecting rod | connection | contingency | coupling | crisis | crossroads | crux | day | dovetail | elbow | embrace | emergency | event | eventuality | exigency | falling terminal | fateful moment | gliding joint | hinge | hinged joint | hip | hour | incident | instant | interface | interval | join | joining | joint | junction | kairos | knee | knuckle | link | minute | miter | moment | moment of truth | mortise | neck | occasion | occurrence | open juncture | pass | pause | period | pinch | pivot | pivot joint | plight | point | posture | predicament | pregnant moment | psychological moment | quandary | rabbet | rising terminal | sandhi | scarf | seam | season | semicolon | shoulder | situation | space | span | spell | stage | state | status | stitch | stop | strait | stretch | suture | symphysis | terminal | tie rod | time | time lag | toggle | toggle joint | turning point | union | weld | while | word boundary | wrist | zero hour See Also | climax | conjuncture | connection | connexion | crisis | crisis | criticality | esophagogastric junction | flood tide | happening | head | landmark | link | milestone | natural event | occurrence | oesophagogastric junction | pass | straits | turning point Juncture In Webster's Dictionary \Junc"ture\, n. [L. junctura, fr. jungere to join. See
{Jointure}.]
1. A joining; a union; an alliance. [Obs.] ``Devotional
compliance and juncture of hearts.'' --Eikon Basilike.
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. --Boyle.
3. A point of time; esp., one made critical or important by a
concurrence of circumstances; hence, a crisis; an
exigency. ``Extraordinary junctures.'' --Addison.
In such a juncture, what can the most plausible and
refined philosophy offer? -- Berkeley.
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