conjunction
conjunction
(kən-jŭngkʹshən) noun
1.
a. The act of joining. b. The state of being joined.
2. A joint or simultaneous occurrence; concurrence: the conjunction of historical and economic forces that created a depression.
3. One resulting from or embodying a union; a combination: "He is, in fact, a remarkable conjunction of talents" (Jerry Adler).
4. Abbr. conj. Grammar. A part of speech such as and, but, as, and because that serves to connect words, phrases, clauses, or sentences.
5. Abbr. conj. Astronomy. The position of two celestial bodies on the celestial sphere when they have the same celestial longitude.
6. Logic. a. Abbr. conj. A compound proposition that has components joined by the word and or its symbol and is true only if both or all the components are true. b. The relationship between the components of a conjunction.
conjunc
ʹtional adjective
conjunc
ʹtionally adverb