conjuncture

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: con=junc=ture

CIDE DICTIONARY

conjuncture, n. [Cf. F. conjoncture, LL. conjunctura.].

•  The act of joining, or state of being joined; union; connection; combination.  [1913 Webster]

  "The conjuncture of philosophy and divinity."  [1913 Webster]

  "A fit conjuncture or circumstances."  [1913 Webster]
•  A crisis produced by a combination of circumstances; complication or combination of events or circumstances; plight resulting from various conditions.  [1913 Webster]

  "He [Chesterfield] had recently governed Ireland, at a momentous conjuncture, with eminent firmness, wisdom, and humanity."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

conjuncture, n. a combination of events; a state of affairs.

Etymology

obs. F f. It. congiuntura (as conjoin)

ROGET THESAURUS

conjuncture

Occasion

N timeliness, occasion, opportunity, opening, room, event (eventuality), suitable season, proper season, suitable time, proper time, high time, opportuneness, tempestivity, crisis, turn, juncture, conjuncture, crisis, turning point, given time, nick of time, golden opportunity, well timed opportunity, fine opportunity, favorable opportunity, opening, clear stage, fair field, mollia tempora, fata Morgana, spare time, opportune, timely, well-timed, timeful, seasonable, providential, lucky, fortunate, happy, favorable, propitious, auspicious, critical, suitable, obiter dicta, opportunely, in proper course, in due course, in proper season, in due season, in proper time, in due time, for the nonce, in the nick of time, in the fullness of time, all in good time, just in time, at the eleventh hour, now or never, by the way, by the by, en passant, a propos, pro re nata, pro hac vice, par parenthese, parenthetically, by way of parenthesis, incidentally, while speaking of, while on the subject, extempore, on the spur of the moment, on the spur of the occasion, on the spot, carpe diem occasionem cognosce, one's hour is come, the time is up, that reminds me, now that you mention it, come to think of it, bien perdu bien connu, e sempre l'ora, ex quovis ligno non fit Mercurius, nosce tempus, nunc aut nunquam.