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Definition of "conjunct" [con•junct]

  • Joined together; united. (adjective)
  • Acting in association; combined: "the conjunct . . . influences of fire and strong drink” ( Thomas Love Peacock). (adjective)
  • Music Of or relating to successive tones of the scale, moving step by step: conjunct motion; a conjunct melody. (adjective)
  • One that is in conjunction or association with another. (noun)
  • Logic One of the components of a conjunction. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "conjunct" in a sentence
  • "In short, if a man comprehends the watch in a rational way he must comprehend it in what may he called a conjunct way."
  • "When two planets are near each other as pictured they are considered "conjunct"."
  • "They may physically join together as a "conjunct," or ligature, a process called samyoga (meaning "yoked together" in"