juncture

C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /ˈdʒʌŋktʃər/ UK /ˈdʒʌŋktʃə/ See IPA manual

noun

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noun
a particular point in events or time; a place where things join

At this critical juncture, the negotiations nearly collapsed.

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1 noun · a particular point in... point moment stage crisis junction convergence conjuncture

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Related forms junction join conjuncture

Etymology

From Latin 'iunctura' ('a joining'), from 'iungere' ('to join'), from the Proto-Indo-European root '*yeug-' ('to join').

iunctura Latin iungere Latin *yeug- Proto-Indo-European

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Space, Position & Direction

# juncture

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈdʒʌŋktʃər
**IPA (UK):** ˈdʒʌŋktʃə

## Meanings
1. a particular point in events or time; a place where things join

## Examples
- At this critical juncture, the negotiations nearly collapsed.

## Synonyms
- point
- moment
- stage
- crisis
- junction
- convergence
- conjuncture

## Related Forms
- junction
- join
- conjuncture

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: iunctura
- Root: iungere
- Root: *yeug-

## Etymology
From Latin 'iunctura' ('a joining'), from 'iungere' ('to join'), from the Proto-Indo-European root '*yeug-' ('to join').

## AI Etymology
Juncture comes from Latin 'iunctura' ('a joining'), from 'iungere' ('to join'), from the Proto-Indo-European root '*yeug-' ('to join'). The form is best read as a historical transfer or inheritance, with its older language material carrying the main semantic load. As a noun, it denotes "a particular point in events or time; a place where things join", keeping the historical idea close to its dictionary sense. Relevant historical forms include Latin iunctura, Latin iungere, and Proto-Indo-European *yeug-. Related words include junction, join, conjuncture.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction

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