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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONJUNCTION, n. [L. See Conjoin.]
1. Union; connection; association by treaty or otherwise.
2. In astronomy, the meeting of two or more stars or planets in the same degree of the zodiac; as the conjunction of the moon with the sun, or of Jupiter with Saturn.
3. In grammar, a connective or connecting word; an indeclinable word which serves to unite sentences or the clauses of a sentence and words, joining two or more simple sentences into one compound one, and continuing it at the pleasure of the writer or speaker.
This book cost one dollar and ten cents.
God called the light day and the darkness he called night.
Virtue and vice are not compatible.
The hope of the righteous shall be gladness, but the expectation of the wicked shall perish. Proverbs 5.
4. The copulation of the sexes.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 14th century 1. the act or an instance of conjoining ; the state of being conjoined ; combination <working in conjunction with state and local authorities> 2. occurrence together in time or space ; concurrence 3. 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 4. an uninflected linguistic form that joins together sentences, clauses, phrases, or words 5. a complex sentence in logic true if and only if each of its components is true — see truth table table • conjunctional adjective • conjunctionally adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a the action of joining; the condition of being joined. b an instance of this. 2 Gram. a word used to connect clauses or sentences or words in the same clause (e.g. and, but, if). 3 a a combination (of events or circumstances). b a number of associated persons or things. 4 Astron. & Astrol. the alignment of two bodies in the solar system so that they have the same longitude as seen from the earth. Phrases and idioms: in conjunction with together with. Derivatives: conjunctional adj. Etymology: ME f. OF conjonction f. L conjunctio -onis (as conjunct)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Conjunction Con*junc"tion, n. [L. conjunctio: cf. F. conjunction. See Conjoin.] 1. The act of conjoining, or the state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league. He will unite the white rose and the red: Smille heaven upon his fair conjunction. --Shak. Man can effect no great matter by his personal strength but as he acts in society and conjunction with others. --South. 2. (Astron.) The meeting of two or more stars or planets in the same degree of the zodiac; as, the conjunction of the moon with the sun, or of Jupiter and Saturn. See the Note under Aspect, n., 6. Note: Heavenly bodies are said to be in conjunction when they are seen in the same part of the heavens, or have the same longitude or right ascension. The inferior conjunction of an inferior planet is its position when in conjunction on the same side of the sun with the earth; the superior conjunction of a planet is its position when on the side of the sun most distant from the earth. 3. (Gram.) A connective or connecting word; an indeclinable word which serves to join together sentences, clauses of a sentence, or words; as, and, but, if. Though all conjunctions conjoin sentences, yet, with respect to the sense, some are conjunctive and some disjunctive. --Harris.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(conjunctions) 1. A conjunction of two or more things is the occurrence of them at the same time or place. (FORMAL) ...the conjunction of two events. ...a conjunction of religious and social factors. N-COUNT: usu N of n 2. In grammar, a conjunction is a word or group of words that joins together words, groups, or clauses. In English, there are co-ordinating conjunctions such as 'and' and 'but', and subordinating conjunctions such as 'although', 'because', and 'when'. N-COUNT 3. If one thing is done or used in conjunction with another, the two things are done or used together. (FORMAL) The army should have operated in conjunction with the fleet to raid the enemy's coast... = together PHRASE: usu PHR with n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Union, association, combination, connection, conjoining. 2. (Astron.) Apparent meeting (of two stars or planets). 3. (Gram.) Connective, connecting word, connective particle.

Moby Thesaurus

Anschluss, abutment, abuttal, accompaniment, accordance, addition, adjacency, adjectival, adjective, adjoiningness, adverb, adverbial, adversative conjunction, affiliation, agglomeration, agglutination, aggregation, agreement, alliance, amalgamation, apposition, appulse, articulation, assimilation, association, attributive, blend, blending, bond, bracketing, cabal, cahoots, cartel, centralization, clustering, co-working, coaction, coalescence, coalition, coincidence, collaboration, collectivity, collusion, combination, combine, combined effort, combo, communication, composition, concatenation, concert, concerted action, concomitance, concordance, concourse, concurrence, confederacy, confederation, confluence, congeries, conglomeration, conjugation, conjunctive adverb, connection, consilience, consolidation, conspiracy, conterminousness, contiguity, convergence, cooperation, coordinating conjunction, copulation, copulative, copulative conjunction, correlative conjunction, correspondence, coterminousness, coupling, disjunctive, disjunctive conjunction, ecumenism, embodiment, encompassment, enosis, exclamatory noun, federalization, federation, form class, form word, function class, fusion, gathering, gerundive, hookup, inclusion, incorporation, integration, intercommunication, intercourse, interjection, interlinking, joinder, joining, jointure, junction, junta, juxtaposition, knotting, league, liaison, linkage, linking, marriage, meeting, meld, melding, merger, merging, package, package deal, pairing, parasitism, part of speech, participle, particle, partnership, past participle, perfect participle, perigee, perihelion, preposition, present participle, saprophytism, simultaneity, solidification, splice, subordinating conjunction, symbiosis, synchronism, syncretism, syndication, syneresis, synergy, synthesis, syzygy, tie, tie-in, tie-up, unification, union, united action, verbal adjective, wedding, yoking