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junc·tion
 junction
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- pronunciation:
- juhngk
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a point or place where things are joined together.
There was a small leak at the junction of the two pipes.- synonyms:
- meeting
- similar words:
- bond, joint, joke, link, union
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| definition 2: |
a place where two or more roads, railways, or rivers meet or join each other.
There was a car accident at the junction of State and Main Streets.- synonyms:
- intersection, meeting
- similar words:
- link, union
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| definition 3: |
the British word for a point at which a vehicle may access or exit an expressway.
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| related words: |
border, connection, knot |
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| derivation: |
junctional (adj.) |
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