conjunction

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of joining, or condition of being joined.
2. (countable, uncountable) A word used to join other words, phrases, or clauses together into sentences. (The specific conjunction used shows how the two joined parts are related semantically.)
3. (countable, uncountable) Cooccurrence; coincidence.
4. (countable, uncountable) The alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth.
5. (countable, uncountable) An aspect in which planets are in close proximity to one another.
6. (countable, uncountable) The proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the ∧ ( and ) operator.
7. (countable, uncountable) A place where multiple things meet.
8. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Sexual intercourse.

Opposite of

opposition

Synonyms

union

association

combination

connection

connective

junction

conjunctive

concurrence

attachment

combine

conjugation

contact

join

link

🔗

incorporation

particle

coincidence

coalition

continuative

unification

nexus

meeting

mixture

intersection

binding

𐐿𐐪𐑌𐐾𐐲𐑍𐐿𐑇𐐲𐑌

joint

colligation

alignment

coalescence

associative

cooperation

logical product

logical conjunction

touch

rendezvous

bond

liaison

blend

ligature

concatenate

interconnection

joining

co-occurrence

blending

coupling

connect

hookup

linkage

close

Translations

conjonction

conjunción

Konjunktion

congiunzione

conjunção

conjunció

Bindewort

voegwoord

conjunctie

Verbindung

coniunctio

unione

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kənˈd͡ʒʌŋk.ʃən/

Etymology

From Old French conjonction, from Latin coniūnctiō (“joining”), from coniungere (“to join”).