- 1[countable] (grammar) a word that joins words, phrases or sentences, for example “and,” “but,” and “or”
- 2[countable] (formal) a combination of events, etc., that causes a particular result The conjunction of low inflation and low unemployment came as a very pleasant surprise.
- 3[countable, uncountable] (astronomy) the fact of stars, planets, etc., passing close together as seen from the earth The theory is that there was a rare conjunction of certain bright planets that created the image of the so-called “Star of Bethlehem”. Idioms
together with The police are working in conjunction with tax officers on the investigation. The system is designed to be used in conjunction with a word processing program.
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