Conjunctions

Synonyms

convergence alignment conjugation connective coexistence simultaneity conjunctive contemporaneity coming together co-occurrence

Examples

This deficiency in our ideas is not, indeed, perceived in common life, nor are we sensible, that in the most usual conjunctions of cause and effect we are as ignorant of the ultimate principle, which binds them together, as in the most unusual and extraordinary. David Hume

In politics a capable ruler must be guided by circumstances, conjectures and conjunctions. Catherine II of Russia

2000 In May 2000, in a very rare event, several planets lay in the vicinity of the Sun in the sky as seen from the Earth, and a series of conjunctions took place. Source: Internet

He has previously photographed comets, globular star clusters, the Milky Way galaxy and other celestial conjunctions from the rooftop of his home in T Nagar. Source: Internet

“Jupiter orbits the sun in 12 years and 60 years, so Jupiter laps … a conjunction like this happens every 20 years, but some of those conjunctions happen when Jupiter and are further apart, so then it does not look like a double star. Source: Internet

Coordinating conjunctions such as and, or, and but can be used at various levels in noun phrases, as in John, Paul, and Mary; the matching green coat and hat; a dangerous but exciting ride; a person sitting down or standing up. Source: Internet