disjunction
noun/dɪsˈdʒʌŋkʃn/
/dɪsˈdʒʌŋkʃn/
(also less frequent disjuncture
(formal)/dɪsˈdʒʌŋktʃə(r)/
/dɪsˈdʒʌŋktʃər/
)- disjunction (between A and B) a difference between two things that you would expect to be in agreement with each other
- the wide disjunction between the cultural norms of his home and community and those of the school
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin disjunctio(n-), from disjungere ‘disjoin’.Want to learn more?
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