conjunction

Conjunction — Con*junc tion, n. [L. conjunctio: cf. F. conjunction. See {Conjoin}.] 1. The act of conjoining, or the state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league. [1913 Webster] He will unite the white rose and the red: Smille… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Conjunction — can refer to: Conjunction (astronomy and astrology), an astronomical phenomenon Astrological aspect, an aspect in horoscopic astrology Conjunction (grammar), a part of speech Conjunctive mood (grammar), same as subjunctive mood Logical… …   Wikipedia

conjunction — ► NOUN 1) a word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause (e.g. and, if). 2) an instance of two or more events occurring at the same point in time or space. 3) Astronomy & Astrology an alignment of two… …   English terms dictionary

conjunction — [kən juŋk′shən] n. [ME conjunccion < OFr conjunction < L conjunctio < pp. of conjungere: see CONJOIN] 1. a joining together or being joined together; union; association; combination 2. an occurring together; coincidence [the conjunction… …   English World dictionary

conjunction — A conjunction is a word such as and, because, but, for, if, or, and when which is used to connect words, phrases, clauses, and sentences. Coordinating conjunctions join like with like: The room is large and bright / She would have to go back and… …   Modern English usage

Conjunction — (v. lat.), 1) Verbindung; 2) (Bindewort, Gramm.), inflexibiler Redetheil, welcher Verhältnisse bezeichnet, in welchen Sätze einer Rede zu einander stehen. Sie werden in Rücksicht auf diese Verhältnisse eingetheilt in a) beiordnende, u. diese sind …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

Conjunction [1] — Conjunction, Verbindung; in der Grammatik die Bindewörter, weil sie 2 Begriffe oder Sätze mit einander verbinden. Man unterscheidet verknüpfende, trennende, entgegensetzende, schliessende, begründende, folgernde, bedingende und einräumende.… …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

Conjunction [2] — Conjunction oder Zusammenkunft nennt die Astronomie eine der 5 Hauptstellungen der Planeten, der Sonne u. des Mondes gegen einander (s. Aspecten). Zwei Gestirne sind in C., wenn beide gleiche Länge haben, so Mond u. Sonne zur Zeit des Neumonds.… …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

conjunction — I noun adjacency, agreement, alliance, association, compliance, concatenation, concert, concomitance, concord, concurrence, concurrent opinion, conformity, conjoining, connection, cooperation, harmony, joint effort, junction, network, union,… …   Law dictionary

conjunction — late 14c., originally of planets, from O.Fr. conjonction union, joining, sexual intercourse (12c.), from L. conjunctionem (nom. conjunctio), from pp. stem of conjugare join together (see CONJUGAL (Cf. conjugal)). Cf. It. congiunzione, Sp.… …   Etymology dictionary

conjunction — [n] combination affiliation, agreement, alliance, association, cahoots, coincidence, concomitance, concurrence, congruency, conjointment, hookup*, juxtaposition, parallelism, partnership, tie up*, union; concepts 388,714 Ant. detachment,… …   New thesaurus