Word of the Day:
conjuncture
What It Means
A combination of events or circumstances; a conjunction; a union.
Conjuncture in Context
“To be sitting, at so pleasant a conjuncture of one's courses, in oneself, by oneself, that I think it will freely be admitted is a way no worse than another, and better than some, of whiling away an instant of leisure.”
Did You Know?
Borrowed from French conjoncture.
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