conjuncture
noun/ˈkənd͡ʒʌŋkt͡ʃɚ/
Etymology
From French conjoncture.
- borrowed from conjoncture
Definitions
A combination of events or circumstances
A combination of events or circumstances; a conjunction; a union.
- To be sitting, at so pleasant a conjuncture of one's courses, in oneself, by oneself, that I think it will freely be admitted is a way no worse than another, and better than some, of whiling away an instant of leisure.
A set of circumstances causing a crisis
A set of circumstances causing a crisis; a juncture.
- [I]n his later years, he [James II of England] repeatedly, at conjunctures such as have often inspired timorous and delicate women with heroic courage, showed a pusillanimous anxiety about his personal safety.
The neighborhood
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for conjuncture. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA