Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: conjunction
IPA transcription: [kəndʒ'ʌŋkʃən]
Pronunciations of conjunction
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: concurrence, coincidence, conjunction, co-occurrence
    Meaning: the temporal property of two things happening at the same time; "the interval determining the coincidence gate is adjustable"
  • Synonyms: junction, conjunction, conjugation, colligation
    Meaning: the state of being joined together
  • Synonyms: conjunction, conjunctive, connective, continuative
    Meaning: an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
Usage examples
  • Old Ketch thought mustard the greatest condiment that tripe could be accompanied by, in conjunction with onions.
  • Such a constant conjunction, in such an infinite number of instances, can never arise from chance; but clearly proves a dependence of the impressions on the ideas, or of the ideas on the impressions.
  • The king, freed from this enemy, sent his army westward under Prince Rupert; and, by their conjunction with the Cornish troops, a formidable force, for numbers as well as reputation and valor, was composed.
  • The Diction viewed as a whole is made up of the following parts: the Letter (or ultimate element), the Syllable, the Conjunction, the Article, the Noun, the Verb, the Case, and the Speech. (1) The Letter is an indivisible sound of a particular kind, one that may become a factor in an intelligible sound.
  • James was learning the carpenter trade; but he was anxious to obtain his freedom, and finding his two companions true on the main question, in conjunction with them he contrived a plan of escape, and 'took out.' His father and mother, Harrison and Jane Taylor, were left at Fredericksburg to mourn the absence of their son.
  • "You will diminish them, indeed," returned the arch girl; "for never did I hear a more unworthy conjunction of execution and language than that to which I have been listening; and I was far gone in a learned inquiry into the causes of such an unfitness between sound and sense, when you broke the charm of my musings by that bass of yours, Duncan!"
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Transit of Venus, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Sequence alignment, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording 2012 phenomenon, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Hilda Rix Nicholas, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Oldham, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Lee University, License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Titan (supercomputer), License CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Interactive voice response, License CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Aggie Bonfire, License CC BY-SA 4.0