juncture
pronunciation
How to pronounce juncture in British English:
UK [ˈdʒʌŋktʃə(r)]
How to pronounce juncture in American English:
US [ˈdʒʌŋktʃər]
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- Noun:
- an event that occurs at a critical time
- a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made
- the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
Word Origin
- juncture
- juncture: see join
- juncture (n.)
- late 14c., "place where two things are joined," from Latin iunctura "a joining, uniting, a joint," from iunctus, past participle of iungere "to join" (see jugular). Sense of "point in time" first recorded 1650s, probably from astrology.
Example
- 1. If so , it comes at a critical juncture .
- 2. Third , china is at a crucial economic juncture .
- 3. It was probably unrealistic to expect that mr draghi would act at this juncture .
- 4. Reaching this juncture has been more difficult and taken longer than many predicted .
- 5. It was just at this critical juncture that the grey-haired stranger arrived .