junction

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Synonyms: function, unction, punction, sanction, suction, injunction, lunation, sejunction, adjunction, munition, juration

Antonyms: function, unction, punction, sanction, suction, injunction, lunation, sejunction, adjunction, munition, juration

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. The act of [[joining]], or the state of being [[joined]].
2. A place where two things [[meet]], especially where two [[road]]s meet.
3. {{lb|en|rail transport}} A place where two or more [[railway]]s or [[railroad]]s meet.
4. The [[boundary]] between two [[physically]] [[different]] [[material]]s, especially between [[conductor]]s, [[semiconductor]]s, or [[metal]]s.
5. {{lb|en|nautical}} The place where a [[distributary]] departs from the [[main]] [[stream]].
6. {{lb|en|radio|television}} A point in time between two unrelated [[consecutive]] [[broadcast]]s.
7. {{lb|en|computing|Microsoft Windows}} A kind of [[symbolic link]] to a [[directory]].
8. {{lb|en|programming}} In the [[Raku]] programming language, a [[construct]] representing a [[composite]] of several [[value]]s connected by an [[operator]].
9. {{lb|en|electronics}} [[electrical junction]]: a point or area where multiple conductors or semiconductors make physical contact.
10. {{lb|en|figurative}} {{rfdef|en}}

Verb

1. {{lb|en|of roads or tracks}} To form a [[#Noun|junction]].

Proper noun

1. {{place|en|village|co/Gallatin County|s/Illinois|c/USA}}.
2. {{place|en|city/county seat|co/Kimble County|s/Texas|c/USA}}.
3. {{place|en|small town/county seat|co/Piute County|s/Utah|c/USA}}.
4. {{place|en|unincorporated community|co/Clark County|s/Wisconsin|c/USA}}.

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