junction
/ˈdʒʌŋkʃən/JUHNGK-shuhn
/ˈdʒʌŋkʃən/JUHNGK-shuhn
Meaninga joining
Common meaning: a place where roads or lines meet
- junctto join, yoke togetherLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1017 · scan
- ionnoun ending: act or result
Journey through time
- Latiniunctio‘a joining’source
- Englishjunction‘a place where roads or lines meet’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin iungō (jungō) ‘to join, yoke together’.
Roots
- iungō (jungō), iūnxī, iūnctum Latin “to join, yoke together”
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