juncture

C2+ Topic:Places & Geography

US /ˈdʒʌŋktʃər/ UK /ˈdʒʌŋktʃə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

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

At this critical juncture, the negotiations nearly collapsed.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

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

Word family

Related forms junction join conjuncture

Simplified etymology

Juncture comes from the Latin family of jungere, “to join,” which also produced join and junction. Recorded from the late Middle English period, it originally meant “a joining.”

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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Places & Geography

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# 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
- Places & Geography

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