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n. [ L. conjunctio: cf. F. conjunction. See Conjoin. ] 1. The act of conjoining, or the state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league. [ 1913 Webster ]

He will unite the white rose and the red:
Smille heaven upon his fair conjunction. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Man can effect no great matter by his personal strength but as he acts in society and conjunction with others. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Astron.) The meeting of two or more stars or planets in the same degree of the zodiac; as, the conjunction of the moon with the sun, or of Jupiter and Saturn. See the Note under Aspect, n., 6. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Heavenly bodies are said to be in conjunction when they are seen in the same part of the heavens, or have the same longitude or right ascension. The inferior conjunction of an inferior planet is its position when in conjunction on the same side of the sun with the earth; the superior conjunction of a planet is its position when on the side of the sun most distant from the earth. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Gram.) A connective or connecting word; an indeclinable word which serves to join together sentences, clauses of a sentence, or words; as, and, but, if. [ 1913 Webster ]

Though all conjunctions conjoin sentences, yet, with respect to the sense, some are conjunctive and some disjunctive. Harris. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Relating to a conjunction. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. disjunctio. ] 1. The act of disjoining; disunion; separation; a parting; as, the disjunction of soul and body. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A disjunctive proposition. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. injunctio, fr. injungere, injunctum, to join into, to enjoin. See Enjoin. ] 1. The act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is enjoined; an order; a mandate; a decree; a command; a precept; a direction. [ 1913 Webster ]

For still they knew, and ought to have still remembered,
The high injunction, not to taste that fruit. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Necessary as the injunctions of lawful authority. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Law) A writ or process, granted by a court of equity, and, in some cases, under statutes, by a court of law, whereby a party is required to do or to refrain from doing certain acts, according to the exigency of the writ. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ It is more generally used as a preventive than as a restorative process, although by no means confined to the former. Wharton. Daniell. Story. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. interjunctus, p. p. of interjungere to join together. See Inter-, and Join, and cf. Interjoin. ] A mutual joining. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. junctio, fr. jungere, junctum, to join: cf. F. jonction. See Join. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The act of joining, or the state of being joined; union; combination; coalition; as, the junction of two armies or detachments; the junction of paths. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The place or point of union, meeting, or junction; specifically, the place where two or more lines of railway meet or cross. [ 1913 Webster ]

Junction plate (Boilers), a covering or break-join plate riveted to and uniting the edges of sheets which make a butt joint. --
Junction rails (Railroads), the switch, or movable, rails, connecting one line of track with another. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Elec.) A box through which the main conductors of a system of electric distribution pass, and where connection is made with branch circuits. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ L. sejunctio. See Sejoin. ] The act of disjoining, or the state of being disjoined. [ Obs. ] Bp. Pearson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Subjunctive. ] 1. Act of subjoining, or state of being subjoined. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Something subjoined; as, a subjunction to a sentence. [ 1913 Webster ]