Conjunction - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|kənˈdʒʌŋkʃn|
Brit.
|kənˈdʒʌŋ(k)ʃ(ə)n|
noun
- the temporal property of two things happening at the same time (syn: co-occurrence, coincidence, concurrence)
- the state of being joined together (syn: conjugation, junction)
- an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences (syn: conjunctive, connective)
- the grammatical relation between linguistic units (words or phrases or clauses) that are connected by a conjunction
- (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac (syn: alignment)
- something that joins or connects (syn: junction)
- the state of being joined together (syn: conjugation, junction)
- an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences (syn: conjunctive, connective)
- the grammatical relation between linguistic units (words or phrases or clauses) that are connected by a conjunction
- (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac (syn: alignment)
- something that joins or connects (syn: junction)
Extra examples
Some common conjunctions are “and,” “but,” and “although.”
...the conjunction of the two major highways creates a massive influx of cars into the city...
...certain drugs have additive effects when taken in conjunction with each other that one doesn't see when any one is used alone...
The worksheets are designed to be used in conjunction with the new course books.
'and' is a copulative conjunction
'and' in 'John and Mary' or in 'John walked and Mary rode' is a coordinating conjunction; and so is 'or' in 'will you go or stay?'
'when' in 'I will come when I can' is a subordinating conjunction
Word forms
noun
singular: conjunction
plural: conjunctions
singular: conjunction
plural: conjunctions
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