conjuncture
English
Etymology
From French conjoncture.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkənd͡ʒʌŋkt͡ʃɚ/
Noun
conjuncture (plural conjunctures)
- A combination of events or circumstances; a conjunction; a union.
- 1953, Samuel Beckett, Watt, Olympia Press:
- To be sitting, at so pleasant a conjuncture of one's courses, in oneself, by oneself, that I think it will freely be admitted is a way no worse than another, and better than some, of whiling away an instant of leisure.
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- A set of circumstances causing a crisis; a juncture.
Translations
combination of events or circumstances
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set of circumstances causing a crisis
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Further reading
- conjuncture at OneLook Dictionary Search
Latin
Participle
conjūnctūre
- vocative masculine singular of conjūnctūrus