noun

1. a joining or being joined
2. a point or line of joining or connection; joint, as of two bones, or seam
3. a point of time
4. a particular or critical moment in the development of events; crisis
5. a state of affairs
6. Linguis. the transition from one speech sound to the next, either within a word, as between (t) and (r) in nitrate (close juncture), or marking the boundaries between words, as between (t) and (r) in night rate (open juncture)

Etymology: L junctura < jungere, to join