a place where two or more roads or railway lines meet
junct+ion
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Related forms: junct · 12 words in this dictionary
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Shared components, not spelling prefixesA particular point in time or stage in a series of events.
junct+ure
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a word that joins words, phrases, or clauses, such as 'and', 'but', or 'because'.
con+junct+ion
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serving or tending to disconnect or separate.
dis+junct+ive
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Forming an adjunct or addition; connected in a subordinate or auxiliary way.
ad+junct+ive
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Serving to join or connect; connective.
con+junct+ive
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a combination of events or circumstances, especially one leading to a crisis or a critical state of affairs.
con+junct+ure
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A lack of connection or continuity; a disjunction.
dis+junct+ure
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Relating to or dependent on a particular set of economic or political conditions.
con+junct+ural
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disjunctionExtended relation
A lack of connection or consistency; a sharp separation or contrast.
dis+junction
Extended relation: junct · join
conjunctivaExtended relation
The clear mucous membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelid and covers the front part of the white of the eye.
con+junct+iva
Extended relation: junct · join
subjunctiveExtended relation
relating to or denoting a mood of verbs expressing what is imagined, wished, possible, or hypothetical.
sub+junct+ive
Extended relation: junct · join