conjunct
- noun
- /kənˈdʒʌŋkt/
- Specialized
:
conector
- The conjunction of the sentences was marked by the use of the conjunct and.
Examples
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The first (see Ross; Postal, On Raising 65) involves a reflexive conjunct:
Academic text (2006) -
Obama has an interesting natal aspect with his North Node conjunct the royal star Regulus conjunct Uranus.
Blog text (30) -
In the second formulation of the Proviso, (2), Locke adds a strong conjunct to "enough and as good."
Academic text (1990) -
In her essay, she skillfully used the conjunct but to contrast two different ideas.
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To connect the two independent clauses, he chose the conjunct however as a clear transition.
Synonyms
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A word that joins words or parts of a sentence, for example and
A word that links words, phrases, or sentences
A word that joins two words, phrases, and short sentences, for example and, but, or
A small word like and or but that joins words, phrases, and sentences
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
conjunct = join (semi-transparent) = con + junct
The noun sense 'a connecting element' is morphologically aligned with 'con-' + 'junct/join', but the grammatical/terminological use (learners expect 'conjunction') makes it less transparently deducible for some learners.
Etymology
Conjunct as a noun comes from Latin con- 'with' and junct 'joined', like the longer word 'conjunction', so a conjunct is a word that 'joins' clauses or ideas in a sentence.