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juncture Definition:
- Juncture, in linguistics, is the manner of moving or mode of relationship between two consecutive sounds. It is the relationship between two successive syllables in speech. A juncture is, formally, a suprasegmental phonemic cue, a means by which a listener can distinguish between two otherwise identical sequences of sounds that have different meanings.
| Juncture (n.) A joining |
| Juncture (n.) The line or point at which two bodies are joined |
| Juncture (n.) A point of time |
| juncture / occasion 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" |
| articulation / join / joint / juncture / junction the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made |
| juncture / critical point / crossroads 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" |
juncture Synonyme:
| juncture ankle articulation boundary butt caesura cervix circumstance clause boundary clause terminal clinch close juncture closure colon comma condition conjuncture connecting link connecting rod connection contingency coupling crisis crossroads crux day dovetail elbow embrace emergency event eventuality exigency falling terminal fateful moment gliding joint hinge hinged joint hip hour incident instant interface interval join joining joint junction kairos knee knuckle link minute miter moment moment of truth mortise neck occasion occurrence open juncture pass pause period pinch pivot pivot joint plight point posture predicament pregnant moment psychological moment quandary rabbet rising terminal sandhi scarf seam season semicolon shoulder situation space span spell stage state status stitch stop strait stretch suture symphysis terminal tie rod time time lag toggle toggle joint turning point union weld while word boundary wrist zero hour |