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Definitions for Conjunction

[1] Grammar . any member of a small class of words distinguished in many languages by their function as connectors between words, phrases, clauses, or sentences, as and, because, but, however. any other word or expression of similar function, as in any case.
[2] the act of conjoining; combination.
[3] the state of being conjoined; union; association: The police, in conjunction with the army, established order.
[4] a combination of events or circumstances.
[5] Logic . a compound proposition that is true if and only if all of its component propositions are true. the relation among the components of such a proposition, usually expressed by AND or & or ·.
[6] Astronomy . the coincidence of two or more heavenly bodies at the same celestial longitude. the state of two or more such coinciding heavenly bodies.
[7] Astrology . the coincidence of two or more heavenly bodies at the same celestial longitude, characterized by a unification of the planetary energies; an astrological aspect.
[8] the act of joining together; combination; union
[9] simultaneous occurrence of events; coincidence
[10] any word or group of words, other than a relative pronoun, that connects words, phrases, or clauses; for example and and while Abbreviation: conj See also coordinating conjunction, subordinating conjunction
[11] astronomy the position of any two bodies that appear to meet, such as two celestial bodies on the celestial sphere Also called: solar conjunction the position of a planet or the moon when it is in line with the sun as seen from the earth. The inner planets are in inferior conjunction when the planet is between the earth and the sun and in superior conjunction when the sun lies between the earth and the planet Compare opposition (def. 8a)
[12] astrology an exact aspect of 0° between two planets, etc, an orb of 8° being allowed See opposition (def. 9), square (def. 10)
[13] logic the operator that forms a compound sentence from two given sentences, and corresponds to the English and a sentence so formed. Usually written p&q, p∧q, or p.q., where p,q are the component sentences, it is true only when both these are true the relation between such sentences

Words related to Conjunction

partnership, tie-up, alliance, affiliation, union, concurrence, agreement, coincidence, juxtaposition, hookup, cahoots, parallelism, association, concomitance, congruency

Words nearby Conjunction

conjugated protein, conjugation, conjugation tube, conjugative plasmid, conjunct, conjunction, conjunction-reduction, conjunctiva, conjunctival, conjunctival artery, conjunctival reflex

Origin of Conjunction

1350–1400; Middle English conjunccio(u)n (< Anglo-French ) < Latin conjunctiōn- (stem of conjunctiō ). See conjunct, -ion

Other words from Conjunction

con·junc·tion·al , adjective
con·junc·tion·al·ly , adverb
non·con·junc·tion , noun

Synonyms for Conjunction

partnership, affiliation, agreement, alliance, association, cahoots, coincidence, concomitance, concurrence, hookup, juxtaposition, parallelism, tie-up, union, congruency, conjointment