Juncture Meaning
/ˈd͡ʒʌŋk.tʃə(ɹ)/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA place where things join, a junction.
nounA critical moment in time.
Sentence Examples
He looked away at a dangerous juncture.
At this juncture, we're looking into every possibility.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The team reached a crucial ____ where the project could either succeed or fail.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
At this critical ____, we must decide whether to continue with the project or to stop it entirely.
Word Origin & History
Inherited from Middle English juncture, from Latin iūnctūra. Doublet of jointure.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"What a mercy you are shod with velvet, Jane! a clodhopping messenger would never do at this juncture."
— 1847 October 16, Currer Bell [pseudonym; Charlotte Brontë], Jane Eyre. An Autobiography. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Smith, Elder, and Co., […], →OCLC:
"The object is to keep the yard operators apprised of main-line movements, so that they do not plan to occupy the main lines with activity into or out of the yard at an inopportune juncture."
— 1962 October, G. Freeman Allen, “The New Look in Scotland's Northern Division—II”, in Modern Railways, page 170:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The team reached a crucial ____ where the project could either succeed or fail.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
At this critical ____, we must decide whether to continue with the project or to stop it entirely.