conjunction
noun
[ kənˈdʒʌŋ(k)ʃ(ə)n ]
• a word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause (e.g. and, but, if ).
• the action or an instance of two or more events or things occurring at the same point in time or space.
• "a conjunction of favourable political and economic circumstances"
Similar:
co-occurrence,
concurrence,
coincidence,
coexistence,
simultaneity,
simultaneousness,
contemporaneity,
contemporaneousness,
concomitance,
synchronicity,
synchrony,
combination,
juxtaposition,
Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin conjunctio(n- ), from the verb conjungere (see conjoin).
in conjunction
• together.
• "herbal medicine was used in conjunction with acupuncture and massage"
Similar:
together,
jointly,
conjointly,
in cooperation,
cooperatively,
in collaboration,
in partnership,
in combination,
as one,
in unison,
in concert,
concertedly,
with one accord,
in league,
in alliance,
in collusion,
side by side,
hand in hand,
hand in glove,
shoulder to shoulder,
cheek by jowl,
in cahoots,
