non-conjunction

non--con·junc·tion

N n

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nohn ohb-stahn-te kuh n-juhngk-shuh n]
- /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ kənˈdʒʌŋk ʃən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nohn ohb-stahn-te kuh n-juhngk-shuh n]
- /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ kənˈdʒʌŋk ʃən/

Definitions of non-conjunction word

noun non-conjunction Grammar. any member of a small class of words distinguished in many languages by their function as connectors between words, phrases, clauses, or sentences, as and, because, but, however. any other word or expression of similar function, as in any case. 1
noun non-conjunction the act of conjoining; combination. 1
noun non-conjunction the state of being conjoined; union; association: The police, in conjunction with the army, established order. 1
noun non-conjunction a combination of events or circumstances. 1
noun non-conjunction Logic. a compound proposition that is true if and only if all of its component propositions are true. the relation among the components of such a proposition, usually expressed by AND or & or . 1
noun non-conjunction Astronomy. the coincidence of two or more heavenly bodies at the same celestial longitude. the state of two or more such coinciding heavenly bodies. 1

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; Middle English conjunccio(u)n (< Anglo-French) < Latin conjunctiōn- (stem of conjunctiō). See conjunct, -ion

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% 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".

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