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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionarycon·junc·tion \kən-ˈjəŋ(k)-shən\ noun DATE 14th century1. the act or an instance of conjoining : the state of being conjoined : combination working in conjunction with state and local authorities2. occurrence together in time or space : concurrence3. a. the apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac b. a configuration in which two celestial bodies have their least apparent separation4. an uninflected linguistic form that joins together sentences, clauses, phrases, or words5. a complex sentence in logic true if and only if each of its components is true — see truth table table• con·junc·tion·al \-shnəl, -shə-nəl\ adjective• con·junc·tion·al·ly adverbEnglish Etymologyconjunction late 14c., from O.Frhttp://O.Fr. conjunction, from L. conjunctionem (nom.conjunctio), pp. of conjugare (see conjugal). Originally in Eng. of planets; grammatical sense (1380s) was in L., a loan-translation of Gk. syndesmos. Had the meaning "sexual union" 17c.-18c.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7conjunctioncon·junc·tion / kEn5dVQNkFn / noun1. [C] (grammar 语法) a word that joins words, phrases or sentences, for example 'and', 'but', 'or' 连词, 连接词 (如 and、but、or)2. [C] (formal) a combination of events, etc., that causes a particular result (引起某种结果的事物等的)结合,同时发生: The conjunction of low inflation and low unemployment came as a very pleasant surprise. 低通货膨胀与低失业的同时出现是一大惊喜。 3. [C, U] (astronomy 天) the fact of stars, planets, etc. passing close together as seen from the earth (恒星、行星等的)合 IDIOMS ▪ in con'junction with (formal) together with 与…一起: The police are working in conjunction with tax officers on the investigation. 警方正和税务官员协同进行调查。 The system is designed to be used in conjunction with a word processing program. 本系统是为与文字处理软件配合使用而设计的。 Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Editionn. Function: noun Synonyms: ASSOCIATION 1, affiliation, alliance, cahoots, combination, conjointment, connection, hookup, partnership, tie-upWebster's Third New International Dictionary, UnabridgedSearch result show the entry is found in: superior conjunction , or coordinating conjunction , or grand conjunction , or inferior conjunctioncon·junc·tion\kənˈjəŋ(k)shən\ noun(-s)Etymology: Middle English conjunctioun, from Middle French conjonction, from Latin conjunction-, conjunctio, from conjunctus + -ion-, -io -ion1. : the act of conjoining or state of being conjoined : union, association, combination < things not normally seen in conjunction > < the view that cause is constant conjunction — E.H.Madden >2. : an instance of conjoining or coming together : union, association < quartering … was the normal way of indicting a conjunction of lordships — A.R.Wagner >3. : occurrence together : concurrence especially of events or routes < from the state line route 17 proceeds in conjunction with route 6 for a few miles >4. obsolete : sexual union : union in wedlock5. a. : the apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac b. : a configuration in which two celestial bodies have their least apparent separation < a conjunction of Mars and Jupiter > — compare opposition; see configuration illustration6. : a linguistic form (as an uninflected word) that joins together words or word groups such as sentences (as but in “He tried. But he failed”), clauses (as if in “I'll go if you will”), phrases (as and in “over the river and through the woods”), words (as or in “first or last”), or a word and a phrase (as and in “my brother and I”)7. logic a. : a statement that is true only if both its components are true — called also joint assertion b. : the binary connective used in logic c. : the logical operation of forming a conjunction

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