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Juncture

//ˈd͡ʒʌŋk.t͡ʃɚ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A place where things join, a junction.
  2. 2
    an event that occurs at a critical time wordnet
  3. 3
    A critical moment in time.

    "We're at a crucial juncture in our relationship."

  4. 4
    the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made wordnet
  5. 5
    The manner of moving (transition) or mode of relationship between two consecutive sounds; a suprasegmental phonemic cue, by which a listener can distinguish between two otherwise identical sequences of sounds that have different meanings.
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  1. 6
    a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made wordnet

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English juncture, from Latin iūnctūra. Doublet of jointure.

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