juncture

[ juhngk-cher ]

/ ˈdʒʌŋk tʃər /

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noun

a point of time, especially one made critical or important by a concurrence of circumstances: At this juncture, we must decide whether to stay or to walk out.

a serious state of affairs; crisis: The matter has reached a juncture and a decision must be made.

the line or point at which two bodies are joined; joint or articulation; seam.

the act of joining.

the state of being joined.

something by which two things are joined.

Phonetics.

a pause or other phonological feature or modification of a feature, as the lengthening of a preceding phoneme or the strengthening of a following one, marking a transition or break between sounds, especially marking the phonological boundary of a word, clause, or sentence: it is present in such words as night-rate and re-seed and absent in such words as nitrate and recede.Compare close juncture, open juncture, terminal juncture.
the point in a word or group of words at which such a pause or other junctural marker occurs.

Origin of juncture

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin junctūra, equivalent to junct(us) (see junction) + -ūra -ure

SYNONYMS FOR juncture

1, 3 See junction.

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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH juncture

junction juncture (see synonym study at junction)

Words nearby juncture

junction nevus, junction transistor, junctional epithelium, junctura, junctural, juncture, jundiaí, june, june bug, june grass, juneau

Example sentences from the Web for juncture

Logistics wins the day, and the Supreme Deity is, at this juncture, nowhere to be seen.

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There was no social cachet associated with jazz at that juncture in American history—if anything, the contrary.

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The correlation between tiredness and activity is not proven—at this juncture, anyway.

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Though, amusingly, not necessarily at the juncture that she would most prefer.

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Remember that “blaze” is in the treasure poem because Fenn hoped to throw people off at that juncture.

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It was at this juncture that several noticed the wind had risen again.

The Phantom of the River |Edward S. Ellis
Two of the eight decamped, at this juncture; making the odds six, instead of eight, to one.

Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea |Charles H. L. Johnston
The loss of the pinnace was, particularly at this juncture, a most serious misfortune.

The Pirate Island |Harry Collingwood
At this juncture, a strange procession moved from the king's house.

The Ape, the Idiot & Other People |W. C. Morrow
Just at this juncture the obliging trout come into season, and best of all, are ravenously hungry.

Three Hundred Things a Bright Boy Can Do |Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for juncture

juncture

/ (ˈdʒʌŋktʃə) /

noun

a point in time, esp a critical one (often in the phrase at this juncture)

linguistics

a pause in speech or a feature of pronunciation that introduces, accompanies, or replaces a pause
the set of phonological features signalling a division between words, such as those that distinguish a name from an aim

a less common word for junction

Medical definitions for juncture

juncture

[ jŭngk′chər ]

n.

The point, line, or surface of union of two parts.

Idioms and Phrases with juncture

juncture

see at this point (juncture).

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