conjunction Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun the temporal property of two things happening at the same time
concurrence; co-occurrence; coincidence.
- the interval determining the coincidence gate is adjustable
noun the state of being joined together
colligation; junction; conjugation.
noun an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
continuative; connective; conjunctive.
noun the grammatical relation between linguistic units (words or phrases or clauses) that are connected by a conjunction
noun (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac
alignment.
noun something that joins or connects
junction.

L. conjunctio: cf. F. conjunction. See Conjoin.

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.
(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. ✍ 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.
(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.