conjunction

CEFRB1

/kənˈd͡ʒʌŋk.ʃn̩/

noun

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  1. 01

    noun

    A word that joins words, phrases, or clauses.

  2. 02

    noun

    A combination of events or things.

Examples

  • A more plausible proposal is the one Leech presented in conjunction with Emmet's theory.

  • Bribes are something that arises in conjunction with power organizations.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A word used to join other words, phrases, or clauses together into sentences. (The specific conjunction used shows how the two joined parts are related semantically.)

  2. Cooccurrence; coincidence.

  3. The act of joining, or condition of being joined.

More examples

In context

  • Relative pronouns perform as 'conjunction + pronoun'.

  • […] Dr. Minchin in return was quite sure that man was not a mere machine or a fortuitous conjunction of atoms; […]

  • About them all there is that sort of stiff quaint unreality, that conjunction of the grotesque, and even of a certain bourgeois snugness, with passionate contortion and horror, that is so characteristic of Gothic art.

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Origin

noun

From Old French conjonction, from Latin coniūnctiō (“joining”), from coniungere (“to join”).