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juncture

UK/ˈd͡ʒʌŋk.tʃə(ɹ)/US/ˈd͡ʒʌŋk.t͡ʃɚ/
nounC1Occasional — familiar, but not everyday · #9,172 of 15,258neutral

Other forms: junctures

A juncture is a particular point in time, especially a critical one. At this juncture, a critical juncture, at that juncture.

It appears almost only in at this juncture, which is a formal way of saying now, and it is a favourite of politicians because it sounds weightier than the plain word. The Latin behind it means a joining, so a juncture is where two stretches of time meet.

Definitions of juncture

  1. 1nounjunctureA particular point in time, especially a critical one.C1

    “The talks had reached a delicate juncture, and nobody wanted to say the wrong thing.”

juncture is a point in time.

Where it comes from

Latin iunctura means a joining, from iungere, to join. Joint and junction are relatives.

  1. Proto-Indo-European

    *yewg-

  2. Latin

    iūnctūra

  3. Middle English

    juncture

  4. English, today

    juncture

Middle English juncture, from Latin iūnctūra. a doublet of jointure.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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juncture in the wild

  • The Dead Diamond River is formed in the township of Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy Grant, New Hampshire by the juncture of the West Branch and the East Branch.

    Dead Diamond River

  • The West Branch of the Dead Diamond River rises in a southern corner of the town of Pittsburg, New Hampshire, at the juncture of Rowell and Roby brooks.

    West Branch Dead Diamond River

  • The stream is formed by the juncture of Cascade Brook and Flume Brook.

    Clear Stream

  • At this juncture, the stream changes name to Sucker Brook and flows south, past the village proper of Auburn, and enters Massabesic Lake.

    Little Massabesic Brook-Sucker Brook

  • The river flows east through Sandwich, entering Tamworth at the juncture of the Cold River.

    Bearcamp River

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From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.