juncture
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˈd͡ʒʌŋk.tʃə(ɹ)/
  • (America) IPA: /ˈd͡ʒʌŋk.t͡ʃɚ/, /ˈd͡ʒʌŋk.ʃɚ/
Noun

juncture (plural junctures)

  1. A place where things join, a junction.
    Synonyms: Thesaurus:junction
  2. A critical moment in time.
    We're at a crucial juncture in our relationship.
    • 1847 October 15, Currer Bell [pseudonym; Charlotte Brontë], Jane Eyre. An Autobiography. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Smith, Elder, and Co., […], →OCLC ↗:
      What a mercy you are shod with velvet, Jane! a clodhopping messenger would never do at this juncture.
  3. (linguistics) The manner of moving (transition) or mode of relationship between two consecutive sounds; a suprasegmental phonemic cue, by which a listener can distinguish between two otherwise identical sequences of sounds that have different meanings.
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