Added 2 October 2026
conjunction
/kənˈdʒʌŋkʃən/ noun ▶ hear it
In Latin: conjunctio Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0), via the Free Dictionary API. More about conjunction at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- The act of joining, or condition of being joined.
- (grammar) A word used to join other words or phrases together into sentences. The specific conjunction used shows how the two joined parts are related.
- The alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth.
Origin
From Old French conjonction, from Latin coniūnctiō (“joining”), from coniungere (“to join”).
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