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junc·ture (juŋk′c̸hər)
noun
- a joining or being joined
- a point or line of joining or connection; joint, as of two bones, or seam
- a point of time
- a particular or critical moment in the development of events; crisis
- a state of affairs
- 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
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