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Juncture Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ure

Juncture has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

an event that occurs at a critical time

"at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave"

"it was needed only on special occasions"

2

a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made

"at that juncture he had no idea what to do"

"he must be made to realize that the company stands at a critical point"

3

the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made

4

A place where things join, a junction.

Example Sentences
"at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave" noun
"it was needed only on special occasions" noun
"at that juncture he had no idea what to do" noun
"he must be made to realize that the company stands at a critical point" noun
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
happening crisis connection
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
climax conjuncture crisis landmark milestone pass reality check criticality esophagogastric junction
Rhyming Words
ure cure lure fure kure yure eure ture pure bure sure mure dure shure viure heure azure alure coure youre
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