[せつな, setsuna] (n-adv, n-t) moment; instant; juncture[Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Juncture \Junc"ture\ (j[u^][ng]k"t[-u]r; 135), n. [L. junctura,
fr. jungere to join. See {Jointure}.]
1. A joining; a union; an alliance. [Obs.] "Devotional
compliance and juncture of hearts." --Eikon Basilike.
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2. The line or point at which two bodies are joined; a joint;
an articulation; a seam; as, the junctures of a vessel or
of the bones. --Boyle.
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3. A point of time; esp., one made critical or important by a
concurrence of circumstances; hence, a crisis; an
exigency. "Extraordinary junctures." --Addison.
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In such a juncture, what can the most plausible and
refined philosophy offer? --Berkeley.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
juncture
n 1: an event that occurs at a critical time; "at such junctures
he always had an impulse to leave"; "it was needed only on
special occasions" [syn: {juncture}, {occasion}]
2: a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision
must be made; "at that juncture he had no idea what to do";
"he must be made to realize that the company stands at a
critical point" [syn: {juncture}, {critical point},
{crossroads}]
3: the shape or manner in which things come together and a
connection is made [syn: {articulation}, {join}, {joint},
{juncture}, {junction}]
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