adjunction

[ uh-juhngk-shuh n ]
/ əˈdʒʌŋk ʃən /

noun

addition of an adjunct.

Origin of adjunction

First recorded in 1595–1605, adjunction is from the Latin word adjunctiōn- (stem of adjunctiō). See adjunct, -ion

Words nearby adjunction

adjudication, adjudicator, adjugate, adjunct, adjunct professor, adjunction, adjunctive, adjuration, adjure, adjust, adjustability

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British Dictionary definitions for adjunction

adjunction
/ (əˈdʒʌŋkʃən) /

noun

(in phrase-structure grammar) the relationship between a branch of a tree representing a sentence to other branches to its left or right that descend from the same node immediately above