CONJUNCTION


Meaning of CONJUNCTION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kəndʒʌŋkʃ(ə)n ]

( 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

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