Conjunction - Definition
conjunction
n 1: the temporal property of two things happening at the same
time; "the interval determining the coincidence gate is
adjustable" [syn: concurrence, coincidence,
conjunction, co-occurrence]
2: the state of being joined together [syn: junction,
conjunction, conjugation, colligation]
3: an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or
phrases or clauses or sentences [syn: conjunction,
conjunctive, connective, continuative]
4: the grammatical relation between linguistic units (words or
phrases or clauses) that are connected by a conjunction
5: (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more
celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac [syn:
conjunction, alignment]
6: something that joins or connects [syn: junction,
conjunction]