Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [in juhngk-shuh n]
- /ɪn ˈdʒʌŋk ʃən/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [in juhngk-shuh n]
- /ɪn ˈdʒʌŋk ʃən/
Definitions of in-junction word
- noun in-junction Law. a judicial process or order requiring the person or persons to whom it is directed to do a particular act or to refrain from doing a particular act. 1
- noun in-junction an act or instance of enjoining. 1
- noun in-junction a command; order; admonition: the injunctions of the Lord. 1
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Origin of in-junction
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
1520-30; < Late Latin injunctiōn- (stem of injunctiō), equivalent to Latin injunct(us) (past participle of injungere to join to; see enjoin) + -iōn- -ion
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Parts of speech for In-junction
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
in-junction popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
Synonyms for in-junction
noun in-junction
- instruction — machine instruction
- admonition — An admonition is a warning or criticism about someone's behaviour.
- prohibition — the act of prohibiting.
- writ — Law. a formal order under seal, issued in the name of a sovereign, government, court, or other competent authority, enjoining the officer or other person to whom it is issued or addressed to do or refrain from some specified act. (in early English law) any formal document in letter form, under seal, and in the sovereign's name.
- ruling — a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.: the rules of chess.
Antonyms for in-junction
noun in-junction
- permission — authorization granted to do something; formal consent: to ask permission to leave the room.
- answer — When you answer someone who has asked you something, you say something back to them.
- allowance — An allowance is money that is given to someone, usually on a regular basis, in order to help them pay for the things that they need.
- ignorance — the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
- blockage — A blockage in a pipe, tube, or tunnel is an object which blocks it, or the state of being blocked.
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