Conjuncture

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A combination, as of events or circumstances: "the power that lies in the conjuncture of faith and fatherland” ( Conor Cruise O'Brien).
  • n. A critical set of circumstances; a crisis: "reports on the deteriorating world conjuncture and the disappointment of earlier hopes” ( Financial Times).
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A combination of events or circumstances; a conjunction; a union.
  • n. A set of circumstances causing a crisis; a juncture.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of joining, or state of being joined; union; connection; combination.
  • n. A crisis produced by a combination of circumstances; complication or combination of events or circumstances; plight resulting from various conditions.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A coming or joining together; the state of being joined; meeting: combination; union; connection; association.
  • n. Combination of circumstances or affairs; especially, a critical state of affairs; a crisis.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a critical combination of events or circumstances
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    occasion    juncture   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    union    connection    combination   
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