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disjuncture

disjuncture noun: a lack of union, or lack of coordination, or separation.

Noun

disjuncture (plural disjunctures)

  1. A lack of union, or lack of coordination, or separation.
    • In this chapter, we look at how women coordinate the everyday scheduling disjuncture between paid employment, both theirs and their husbands,^([sic]) and the scheduling of the school.2005, Alison I. Griffith, Dorothy E. Smith, Mothering for Schooling, page 47
    Synonyms:
    disjunction

Synonyms of disjuncture

Forms of disjuncture

pluraldisjunctures

Origin of disjuncture

By surface analysis, dis- + juncture, or, by surface analysis, disjunct + -ure.

Questions about disjuncture

What does disjuncture mean?
Disjuncture means a lack of union, or lack of coordination, or separation.
What part of speech is disjuncture?
Disjuncture is a noun.
What is the plural of disjuncture?
The plural of disjuncture is disjunctures.

Words near disjuncture in the dictionary

  1. disjunctly
  2. disjunctness
  3. disjunctor
  4. disjunctors
  5. disjuncts
  6. disjuncture
  7. disjunctures
  8. disjustive
  9. disk
  10. disk access time
  11. disk access times

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