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  • noun Plural of conjunction.

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  • When the words _therefore, consequently, accordingly_, and the like, are used in connexion with other conjunctions, they are _adverbs_; but when they appear single, they are commonly considered _conjunctions_.

    English Grammar in Familiar Lectures Samuel Kirkham

  • I warranted not his death; nor is there any prognostication that can be derived from the heavenly bodies, their aspects and their conjunctions, which is not liable to be controlled by the will of Heaven.

    Kenilworth 2004

  • There are in Japanese no relative pronouns and no temporal conjunctions; conjunctions, that is, for connecting consecutive events.

    The Soul of the Far East Percival Lowell 1885

  • Historical records and modern-day computer simulations indicate that there was a rare series of planetary groupings, also known as conjunctions, during the years 3 B.C. and 2

    msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines 2010

  • Historical records and modern-day computer simulations indicate that there was a rare series of planetary groupings, also known as conjunctions, during the years 3 B.C. and 2

    msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines 2010

  • Astronomical Society, claims that between 3BC and 2BC, there was a series of unusual astronomical events called conjunctions, involving the planet Jupiter and one of the brightest stars, Regulus.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010

  • Astronomical Society, claims that between 3BC and 2BC, there was a series of unusual astronomical events called conjunctions, involving the planet Jupiter and one of the brightest stars, Regulus.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010

  • All of these planets in angulation and especially those that are sitting like the Foo bird on top of your head, aka conjunctions, are for your soul development.

    Phoenix Arizona Real Estate Local News and Business Directory 2009

  • 'conjunctions' -- what do such words mean, pragmatically handled?

    Pragmatism William James 1876

  • He said that between September 3BC and May 2BC there were three "conjunctions" where the planet Jupiter and a star called Regulus passed close to each other in the night sky.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010

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