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conjunction en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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/kənˈd͡ʒʌŋk.ʃn̩/

Etymology

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

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) The act of joining, or condition of being joined.
- […] Dr. Minchin in return was quite sure that man was not a mere machine or a fortuitous conjunction of atoms; […] 1871–1872, George Eliot [pseudonym; Mary Ann Evans], chapter XVIII, in Middlemarch […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, →OCLC, book I:
- About them all there is that sort of stiff quaint unreality, that conjunction of the grotesque, and even of a certain bourgeois snugness, with passionate contortion and horror, that is so characteristic of Gothic art. 1896, Robert Louis Stevenson, Familiar Studies of Men and Books:
(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.)
- A comma is placed between short members of compound sentences, connected by and, but, for, nor, or, because, whereas, that expressing purpose (so that, in order that), and other conjunctions. 1881, Alfred Ayres [pseudonym; Thomas Embly Osmun], The Verbalist:
(countable, uncountable) Cooccurrence; coincidence.
- […] the coexistence of one such phenomenon with another; or the succession of one such phenomenon to another: their conjunction, in short, so that where the one is found, we may calculate on finding both. 1843, John Stuart Mill, A System of Logic, volume 1:
(countable, uncountable) The alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth.
- The spectacular conjunction of Venus and Mars gave rise to a myriad of mythical interpretations. 2011, Starf*cker […] , Ev Cochrane, →ISBN, page 140:
(countable, uncountable) An aspect in which planets are in close proximity to one another.
(countable, uncountable) The proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the ∧ ( and ) operator.
- However, sequence 1 dominates sequence 2, because sequence 1 is strictly included in 2. 2 is 1 preceded by a G; that is, 2 is the conjunction of an initial G with 1. 2007 September 19, Eliezer Yudkowsky, “Conjunction Fallacy”, in LessWrong, archived from the original on 03 Feb 2026:
(countable, uncountable) A place where multiple things meet.
- Today there is a mountain called Ararat near the conjunction of the Turkish, Armenian, and Iranian borders. 2001, David L. Lieber, Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 47:
(countable, obsolete, uncountable) Sexual intercourse.
- Certaine Nations (and amongst others, the Mahometane) abhorre Conjunction with women great with childe. 1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 29, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book I, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
conjunctions	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (219)

id kata konjungsi (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · is samtenging (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · ur حَرْفِ رَبْط (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · sh vȇznīk (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · yi קאָניונקציע (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · cmn 連詞 /连词 (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · mk сврзник (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · ga cónasc (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · tl pang-ugnay (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · ko 접속어 (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · et sidesõna (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · eo konjunkcio (logic: proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the and operator) · dsb konjunkcija (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · pt conjunção (act of joining or being joined) · lb Konjunktioun (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · cs konjunkce (astronomy: alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth) · ota اجتماع (astronomy: alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth) · hu összetalálkozás (cooccurrence; coincidence — see also cooccurrence, coincidence) · ms kesebarisan (astronomy: alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth) · pl łączenie (act of joining or being joined) · ro conjuncție (logic: proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the and operator) · el σύζευξη (act of joining or being joined) · vi sự liên kết (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · lo ສັນທານ (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · ko 결합 (act of joining or being joined) · tl pangatnig (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · el σύζευξη (logic: proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the and operator) · kk конъюнкция (logic: proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the and operator) · ms ijtimak (astronomy: alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth) · el σύνδεσμος (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · nb konjunksjon (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · nb konjunksjon (logic: proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the and operator) · ug باغلىغۇچى (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · kk жалғаулық (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · id konjungsi (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · ru связь (act of joining or being joined) · lv konjunkcija (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · hu összejátszás (cooccurrence; coincidence — see also cooccurrence, coincidence) · vo konyun (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · is ogun (logic: proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the and operator) · cmn 會合 /会合 (astronomy: alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth) · kab tasɣunt (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · ms kata penghubung (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · ca conjunció (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · cmn 合取 (logic: proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the and operator) · he מִלַּת קִשּׁוּר (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · mt konġunzjoni (act of joining or being joined) · it congiunzione (astronomy: alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth) · ca conjunció (act of joining or being joined) · hu összevonás (act of joining or being joined) · ru конъю́нкция (logic: proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the and operator) · ca conjunció (astronomy: alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth) · ia conjunction (logic: proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the and operator) · te సంయోజకము (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · id kata penghubung (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · da konjunktion (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · bg конюнкция (logic: proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the and operator) · bg съю́з (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · pl połączenie (act of joining or being joined) · uk сполу́чник (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · sq lidhëz (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · ml ഘടകം (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · yi פֿאַרבינדונג־וואָרט (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · es conjunción (astronomy: alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth) · fr conjonction (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · ja 連接 (act of joining or being joined) · fr conjonction (logic: proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the and operator) · ru сою́з (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · br stagell (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · th สันธาน (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · ur حَرْفِ عَطْف (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · ro legare (act of joining or being joined) · io konjunciono (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · wa adjondrece (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · fa-ira حَرْفِ رَبْط (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · ro conjuncție (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · sv konjunktion (logic: proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the and operator) · ga cónasc (astronomy: alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth) · km ឈ្នាប់ (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · pl koniunkcja (astronomy: alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth) · mi tūhono (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · de Zusammenhang (act of joining or being joined) · ota عاطف (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · sv konjunktion (astronomy: alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth) · pl spójnik (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · cmn 連接詞 /连接词 (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · cy cysylltiad (astronomy: alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth) · pt conjunção (astronomy: alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth) · yue 會合 /会合 (astronomy: alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth) · pam panyuglung (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · hsb konjunkcija (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · yue 連接詞 /连接词 (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · sv konjunktion (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · cy cysylltair (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · my သမ္ဗန္ဓ (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · fi liittäminen (act of joining or being joined) · hu egyesítés (act of joining or being joined) · fi konjunktio (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · tr kavuşum (astronomy: alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth) · ia conjunction (act of joining or being joined) · id konjungsi (logic: proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the and operator) · ce хуттург (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · de Konjunktion (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · nb sammensetning (act of joining or being joined) · hu konjunkció (logic: proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the and operator) · tr bağlaç (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · mk спој (act of joining or being joined) · hu kötőszó (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · hy շաղկապ (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · ps تړتوری (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · uz bogʻlovchi (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · hu egyesülés (act of joining or being joined) · ia conjunction (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · ba теркәүес (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · az bağlayıcı (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · yue 連接 /连接 (act of joining or being joined) · hu összekapcsolás (act of joining or being joined) · pt conjunção (logic: proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the and operator) · sq lidhje (act of joining or being joined) · es conjunción (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · tg пайвандак (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · hu konjunkció (astronomy: alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth) · mk врска (act of joining or being joined) · ky байламта (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · da bindeord (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · nah metztli imiquiz (astronomy: alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth) · ka კავშირი (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · pl koniunkcja (logic: proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the and operator) · mt konġunzjoni (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · nl conjunctie (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · wa aloyrece (subordination) (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · ota ربط (act of joining or being joined) · yue 連詞 /连词 (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · mk конјункција (logic: proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the and operator) · lt jungtukas (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · ro conjuncție (astronomy: alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth) · bg съедине́ние (act of joining or being joined) · pt conjunção (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · de Konjunktion (logic: proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the and operator) · oc conjonccion (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · ms penggabungan (act of joining or being joined) · hu ÉS-művelet (logic: proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the and operator) · cmn 連接 /连接 (act of joining or being joined) · bg свъ́рзване (act of joining or being joined) · cmn 結合 /结合 (act of joining or being joined) · ko 연접 (act of joining or being joined) · pam panuglung (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · dsb zwěznik (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · gd naisgear (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · mi taiaputanga (astronomy: alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth) · sv bindeord (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · sw kiunganishi (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · fi konjunktio (logic: proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the and operator) · ast conxunción (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · ro unire (act of joining or being joined) · ru сою́з (act of joining or being joined) · ia conjunction (astronomy: alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth) · ro conjuncție (act of joining or being joined) · ja 合 (astronomy: alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth) · ota ربط (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · grc σύνοδος (astronomy: alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth) · cy cysylltiad (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · hu kapcsolódás (act of joining or being joined) · ru конъю́нкция (astronomy: alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth) · it congiunzione (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · mi kupu honohono (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · la conjunctio (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · ja 結合 (act of joining or being joined) · de Bindewort (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · grc σύνδεσμος (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · el σύνδεση (act of joining or being joined) · ja 接合 (act of joining or being joined) · cs spojka (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · cs konjunkce (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · es conjunción (act of joining or being joined) · ja 接続詞 (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · ms kata hubung (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · hsb wjazawka (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · lv saiklis (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · ja 連接 (logic: proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the and operator) · fi konjunktio (astronomy: alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth) · id konjungsi (astronomy: alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth) · tt теркәгеч (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · nl voegwoord (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · fi sidesana (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · vi liên từ (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · sh ве̑знӣк (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · ms konjungsi (logic: proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the and operator) · hi समुच्चय (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · yue 結合 /结合 (act of joining or being joined) · be злу́чнік (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · tr içtima (astronomy: alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth) · an conchunción (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · ko 접속사 (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · sl konjunkcija (logic: proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the and operator) · de Konjunktion (astronomy: alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth) · ja 接続 (act of joining or being joined) · fi yhteensattuminen (cooccurrence; coincidence — see also cooccurrence, coincidence) · el σύνοδος (astronomy: alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth) · gl conxunción (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · ja 会合 (astronomy: alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth) · hu együttállás (astronomy: alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth) · tk baglanyşyk (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · enm coniunccion (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · bg съвпадение (cooccurrence; coincidence — see also cooccurrence, coincidence) · nb bindeord (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · tr rabıt (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · yo ọ̀rọ̀-àsopọ̀ (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · gl conxunción (act of joining or being joined) · sl veznik (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · sk spojka (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · cs konjunkce (logic: proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the and operator) · fo sambindingarorð (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · fi yhdistäminen (act of joining or being joined) · mn холбоос үг (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · hu összekapcsolódás (act of joining or being joined) · ar حَرْف عَطْف (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · pam pangsuglung (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) · hu kapcsolat (act of joining or being joined)

conjunction en · NOUN

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