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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Conjuncture \Con*junc"ture\ (?; 135), n. [Cf. F. conjoncture, LL conjunctura.] 1. The act of joining, or state of being joined; union; connection; combination. The conjuncture of philosophy and divinity. --Hobbes. A fit conjuncture or circumstances. --Addison. 2. A crisis produced by a combination of circumstances; complication or combination of events or circumstances; plight resulting from various conditions. He [Chesterfield] had recently governed Ireland, at a momentous conjuncture, with eminent firmness, wisdom, and humanity. --Macaulay. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: conjuncture n : a critical combination of events or circumstances
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