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English noun: juncture | |||
| 1. | juncture (event) an event that occurs at a critical time | ||
| Samples | At such junctures he always had an impulse to leave. It was needed only on special occasions. | ||
| Synonyms | occasion | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | climax, conjuncture, crisis, flood tide, head, landmark, milestone, pass, reality check, straits, turning point, watershed | ||
| 2. | juncture (state) a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made | ||
| Samples | At that juncture he had no idea what to do. He must be made to realize that the company stands at a critical point. | ||
| Synonyms | critical point, crossroads | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | crisis | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | criticality | ||
| 3. | juncture (shape) the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made | ||
| Synonyms | articulation, join, joint, junction | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | connection, connexion, link | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | esophagogastric junction, oesophagogastric junction | ||
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