01 n. A joining; a union; an alliance.
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A joining; a union; an alliance.[Obs.]
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The line or point at which two bodies are joined; a joint; an articulation; a seam; as, the junctures of a vessel or of the bones.
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A point of time; esp., one made critical or important by a concurrence of circumstances; hence, a crisis; an exigency.“In such a juncture, what can the most plausible and refined philosophy offer?” — Berkeley.