conjuncture

1. n. The act of joining, or state of being joined; union; connection; combination. Source: opted

2. n. A crisis produced by a combination of circumstances; complication or combination of events or circumstances; plight resulting from various conditions. Source: opted

3. n. a critical combination of events or circumstances Source: wordnet

4. 1. The act of joining, or state of being joined; union; connection; combination. The conjuncture of philosophy and divinity. Hobbes. A fit conjuncture or circumstances. Addison. 2. A crisis produced by a combination of circumstances; complication or combination of events or circumstances; plight resulting from various conditions. He [Chesterfield] had recently governed Ireland, at a momentous conjuncture, with eminent firmness, wisdom, and humanity. Macaulay. Source: webster

5. n:100 n. a critical combination of events or circumstances Source: ecdict

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