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juncture |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Juncture \Junc"ture\, n. [L. junctura, fr jungere to join See {Jointure}.] 1. A joining; a union; an alliance. [Obs.] ``Devotional compliance and juncture of hearts.'' --Eikon Basilike 2. The line or point at which two bodies are joined; a joint; an articulation; a seam; as the junctures of a vessel or of the bones. --Boyle. 3. A point of time; esp., one made critical or important by a concurrence of circumstances; hence a crisis; an exigency. ``Extraordinary junctures.'' --Addison. In such a juncture, what can the most plausible and refined philosophy offer? -- Berkeley. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: juncture n 1: an event that occurs at a critical time; "at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave"; "it was needed only on special occasions" [syn: {occasion}] 2: a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made "at that juncture he had no idea what to do"; "he must be made to realize that the company stands at a critical point" [syn: {critical point}, {crossroads}] 3: the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made [syn: {articulation}, {join}, {joint}, {junction}]
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