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conjunction

/kənˈd͡ʒʌŋk.ʃn̩/ noun B2
  1. The act of joining, or condition of being joined. (countable, uncountable)
  2. A word used to join other words, phrases, or clauses together into sentences. (The specific conjunction used shows how the two joined parts are related semantically.) (countable, uncountable)
  3. Cooccurrence; coincidence. (countable, uncountable)
  4. The alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth. (countable, uncountable)
  5. An aspect in which planets are in close proximity to one another. (countable, uncountable)
  6. The proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the ∧ ( and ) operator. (countable, uncountable)
  7. A place where multiple things meet. (countable, uncountable)

Plural conjunctions

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“Yes, in conjunction with his friend.”
Pride and Prejudice, p. 158 · B2
When taken in conjunction with your uncle’s death I am not sure that of all the five hundred cases of capital importance which I have handled there is one which cuts so deep.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 51 · C1
“In conjunction with the affairs of Ali Pasha?”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 700 · C1

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