conjunction
con.junc.tion \k*n-'j*n(k)-sh*n\ \-shn*l, -sh*n-*l\ \-e-\ n 1: the act or an instance of conjoining : the state of being conjoined 2: occurrence together in time or space : CONCURRENCE 3a: the apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac 3b: a cofiguration in which two celestial bodies have their least apparent separation 4: an uninflected linguistic form that joins together sentences, clauses, p hrases, or words : CONNECTIVE 5: a compound statement in logic true only if all its components are true - con.junc.tion.al aj
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