I. kənˈjəŋ(k)t, (ˈ)kän|j- adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin conjunctus, past participle of conjungere to join together — more at conjoin
1. : joined , united : bound together
folk tunes and texts independent or conjunct
man … feels himself to be conjunct with a social group — Rufus Jones
2. : belonging to, made up of, or effected by combined elements or persons : joint
Sicily was reduced in … 1806 by a brilliant conjunct operation — P.G.Mackesy
3. : being so related to a person (as an insolvent) as to be legally incompetent to act as witness or judge in matters affecting him
4. in Irish and Welsh verb inflection : belonging to or characteristic of a verb that is preceded by any of several particles or compounded with a preverb
the conjunct form
a conjunct ending
— opposed to absolute
5. music : relating to diatonic motion — contrasted with disjunct
II. ˈkänˌj- noun
( -s )
1. : a person or thing joined or associated with another
2.
a. : conjuncture 2
b. logic
(1) : a component of a conjunction
(2) : conjunction 7