- conjuncture
- noun Date: 1605 1. conjunction, union 2. a combination of circumstances or events usually producing a crisis ; juncture
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Conjuncture — Con*junc ture (?; 135), n. [Cf. F. conjoncture, LL. conjunctura.] 1. The act of joining, or state of being joined; union; connection; combination. [1913 Webster] The conjuncture of philosophy and divinity. Hobbes. [1913 Webster] A fit conjuncture … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
conjuncture — index case (set of circumstances), coalition, consolidation, crossroad (intersection), crossroad (turning point), occasion, point ( … Law dictionary
conjuncture — c.1600, from Fr. conjoncture (16c.), from Mod.L. *conjunctura, from L. conjunctus (see CONJUNCT (Cf. conjunct)) … Etymology dictionary
conjuncture — [kən juŋk′chər] n. [ML conjunctura: see CONJOIN] 1. Rare a joining together or being joined together 2. a combination of events or circumstances, esp. one creating a critical situation; crisis … English World dictionary
Conjuncture — In general, a conjuncture is a period marked by some watershed event which separates different epochs. In economics, conjuncture (fluctuation) is a critical combination of events. Boom is a time of high business activity, prosperity, peak of… … Wikipedia
conjuncture — con|junc|ture [kənˈdʒʌŋktʃə US ər] n formal a combination of events or situations, especially one that causes problems ▪ the historic conjuncture from which Marxism arose … Dictionary of contemporary English
conjuncture — A term used by so called structural Marxists to refer to the concrete state of political economic and especially class relations, in a specific society, at a particular point in time (as in ‘specific historical conjuncture’) … Dictionary of sociology
conjuncture — noun (C) formal a combination of events or situations, especially one that causes problems: the historic conjuncture from which Marxism arose … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Conjuncture (international relations) — Contents 1 Conjuncture in International Relations 2 Recent Examples 3 References 4 External links … Wikipedia
conjuncture — conjunctural, adj. /keuhn jungk cheuhr/, n. 1. a combination of circumstances; a particular state of affairs. 2. a critical state of affairs; crisis. 3. conjunction; joining. [1595 1605; CONJUNCT + URE] * * * … Universalium
