juncture
noun/ˈdʒʌŋktʃə(r)/
/ˈdʒʌŋktʃər/
(formal)- a particular point or stage in an activity or a series of events
- The battle had reached a crucial juncture.
- at this juncture At this juncture, I would like to make an important announcement.
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘act of joining’): from Latin junctura, ‘joint’, from jungere ‘to join’.Definitions on the go
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