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con·junct

(kən-jŭngkt′, kŏn′jŭngkt′)

adj.

1. Joined together; united.

2. Acting in association; combined: "the conjunct ... influences of fire and strong drink" (Thomas Love Peacock).

3. Music Of or relating to successive tones of the scale, moving step by step: conjunct motion; a conjunct melody.

n. (kŏn′jŭngkt′)

1. One that is in conjunction or association with another.

2. Logic One of the components of a conjunction.

[Middle English, from Latin coniūnctus, past participle of coniungere, to join together; see conjoin.]

con·junct′ly adv.

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conjunct

(kənˈdʒʌŋkt; ˈkɒndʒʌŋkt)

adj

1. joined; united

2. (Music, other) music relating to or denoting two adjacent degrees of a scale

(Logic) logic one of the propositions or formulas in a conjunction

[C15: from Latin conjunctus, from conjugere to unite; see conjoin]

conˈjunctly adv

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con•junct

(adj. kənˈdʒʌŋkt, ˈkɒn dʒʌŋkt; n. ˈkɒn dʒʌŋkt)

adj.

1. bound in close association; conjoined; united: conjunct influences.

2. formed by conjunction.

3. progressing melodically by intervals of a second: the conjunct motion of an ascending scale.

4. a person or thing conjoined with another.

[1425–75; late Middle English (past participle) < Latin conjunctus, past participle of conjungere to join together; see conjoin]

con•junct′ly, adv.

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Adj.	1.	conjunct - progressing melodically by intervals of a second; "conjunct motion of an ascending scale" music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner disjunct - progressing melodically by intervals larger than a major second
	2.	conjunct - bound in close association; "conjunct influences"; "conjunct ideas" united - characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity; "presented a united front"
	3.	conjunct - involving the joint activity of two or more; "concerted action"; "the conjunct influence of fire and strong wind"; "the conjunctive focus of political opposition"; "a cooperative effort"; "a united effort"; "joint military activities" concerted, cooperative, conjunctive joint - united or combined; "a joint session of Congress"; "joint owners"

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conjunct

[kənˈdʒʌŋkt] ADJ (Astron) → en conjunción

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conjunct

adj (= joined) → verbunden; (= combined) → vereint, gemeinsam; (Jur) → befangen

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