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junc·tion
 junction
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- pronunciation:
- juhngk
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a point or place where things are joined together.
There was a small leak at the junction of the two pipes.- synonyms:
- join, juncture, meeting
- similar words:
- bond, conjuncture, joint, joke, link, splice, union
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| definition 2: |
the act of joining or state of being joined.
- synonyms:
- conjunction, connection, convergence, intersection, joining, juncture, juxtaposition, meeting, unification
- similar words:
- bond, conjuncture, link, splice, union, yoke
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| definition 3: |
a place where two or more roads, railways, rivers, or the like meet or converge.
Somehow we missed the junction for the turnpike.There was an accident at the junction of Highway 12 and North Creek Road.We used to go down to the junction just to watch the trains come in.- synonyms:
- conjuncture, convergence, intersection, juncture, meeting
- similar words:
- cloverleaf, interchange, link, union
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| definition 4: |
something acting to join other things together; connection.
- synonyms:
- connection, joining, juncture
- similar words:
- bond, link, splice, union, yoke
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| definition 5: |
(chiefly British) a point at which a vehicle may exit or access an expressway.
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| related words: |
border, confluence, connection, knot |
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| derivation: |
junctional (adj.) |
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