a. [ L. abjunctus, p. p. of abjungere; ab + jungere to join. ] Exceptional. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

It is this power which leads on from the accidental and abjunctive to the universal. I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. adjunctus, p. p. of adjungere. See Adjoin. ] Conjoined; attending; consequent. [ 1913 Webster ]

Though that my death were adjunct to my act. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Adjunct notes (Mus.), short notes between those essential to the harmony; auxiliary notes; passing notes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Something joined or added to another thing, but not essentially a part of it. [ 1913 Webster ]

Learning is but an adjunct to our self. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A person joined to another in some duty or service; a colleague; an associate. Wotton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Gram.) A word or words added to quality or amplify the force of other words; as, the History of the American Revolution, where the words in italics are the adjunct or adjuncts of “History.” [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Metaph.) A quality or property of the body or the mind, whether natural or acquired; as, color, in the body, judgment in the mind. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Mus.) A key or scale closely related to another as principal; a relative or attendant key. [ R. ] See Attendant keys, under Attendant, a. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. adjunctio, fr. adjungere: cf. F. adjonction, and see Adjunct. ] The act of joining; the thing joined or added. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. adjunctivus, fr. adjungere. See Adjunct. ] Joining; having the quality of joining; forming an adjunct. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, is joined. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an adjunctive manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. By way of addition or adjunct; in connection with. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ A corruption of Acadian. ] (Ethnol.) In Louisiana, a person reputed to be Acadian French descent. Also used attributively, as in Cajun cooking. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

a. [ L. conjunctus, p. p. See Conjoin. ] 1. United; conjoined; concurrent. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Her.) Same as Conjoined. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. conjunctio: cf. F. conjunction. See Conjoin. ] 1. The act of conjoining, or the state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league. [ 1913 Webster ]

He will unite the white rose and the red:
Smille heaven upon his fair conjunction. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Man can effect no great matter by his personal strength but as he acts in society and conjunction with others. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Astron.) The meeting of two or more stars or planets in the same degree of the zodiac; as, the conjunction of the moon with the sun, or of Jupiter and Saturn. See the Note under Aspect, n., 6. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Heavenly bodies are said to be in conjunction when they are seen in the same part of the heavens, or have the same longitude or right ascension. The inferior conjunction of an inferior planet is its position when in conjunction on the same side of the sun with the earth; the superior conjunction of a planet is its position when on the side of the sun most distant from the earth. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Gram.) A connective or connecting word; an indeclinable word which serves to join together sentences, clauses of a sentence, or words; as, and, but, if. [ 1913 Webster ]

Though all conjunctions conjoin sentences, yet, with respect to the sense, some are conjunctive and some disjunctive. Harris. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Relating to a conjunction. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., from L. conjunctivus connective. ] (Anat.) The mucous membrane which covers the external surface of the ball of the eye and the inner surface of the lids; the conjunctival membrane. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Joining; connecting. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the conjunctiva. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. conjunctivus. ] 1. Serving to unite; connecting together. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Closely united. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Conjunctive mood (Gram.), the mood which follows a conjunction or expresses contingency; the subjunctive mood. --
Conjunctive tissue (Anat.), the tissue found in nearly all parts of most animals. It yields gelatin on boiling, and consists of vriously arranged fibers which are imbedded protoplasmic cells, or corpuscles; -- called also cellular tissue and connective tissue. Adipose or fatty tissue is one of its many forms, and cartilage and bone are sometimes included by the phrase. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In conjunction or union; together. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or quality of being conjunctive. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.) Inflammation of the conjunctiva. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In union; conjointly; unitedly; together. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. conjoncture, LL. conjunctura. ] 1. The act of joining, or state of being joined; union; connection; combination. [ 1913 Webster ]

The conjuncture of philosophy and divinity. Hobbes. [ 1913 Webster ]

A fit conjuncture or circumstances. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A crisis produced by a combination of circumstances; complication or combination of events or circumstances; plight resulting from various conditions. [ 1913 Webster ]

He [ Chesterfield ] had recently governed Ireland, at a momentous conjuncture, with eminent firmness, wisdom, and humanity. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. disjunctus, p. p. of disjungere to disjoin. See Disjoin, and cf. Disjoint. ] 1. Disjoined; separated. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) Having the head, thorax, and abdomen separated by a deep constriction. [ 1913 Webster ]

Disjunct tetrachords (Mus.), tetrachords so disposed to each other that the gravest note of the upper is one note higher than the acutest note of the other. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. disjunctio. ] 1. The act of disjoining; disunion; separation; a parting; as, the disjunction of soul and body. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A disjunctive proposition. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. disjunctivus: cf. F. disjonctif. ] 1. Tending to disjoin; separating; disjoining. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mus.) Pertaining to disjunct tetrachords. “Disjunctive notes.” Moore (Encyc. of Music). [ 1913 Webster ]

Disjunctive conjunction (Gram.), one connecting grammatically two words or clauses, expressing at the same time an opposition or separation inherent in the notions or thoughts; as, either, or, neither, nor, but, although, except, lest, etc. --
Disjunctive proposition, a proposition in which the parts are connected by disjunctive conjunctions, specifying that one of two or more propositions may hold, but that no two propositions may hold at the same time; as it is either day or night. --
Disjunctive syllogism (Logic), one in which the major proposition is disjunctive; as, the earth moves in a circle or an ellipse; but in does not move in a circle, therefore it moves in an ellipse. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (a) (Gram.) A disjunctive conjunction. (b) (Logic) A disjunctive proposition. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a disjunctive manner; separately. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of disjoining, or state of being disjoined; separation. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A thin balsam or wood oil derived from the Diptcrocarpus lævis, an East Indian tree. It is used in medicine, and as a substitute for linseed oil in the coarser kinds of paint. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. injunctio, fr. injungere, injunctum, to join into, to enjoin. See Enjoin. ] 1. The act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is enjoined; an order; a mandate; a decree; a command; a precept; a direction. [ 1913 Webster ]

For still they knew, and ought to have still remembered,
The high injunction, not to taste that fruit. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Necessary as the injunctions of lawful authority. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Law) A writ or process, granted by a court of equity, and, in some cases, under statutes, by a court of law, whereby a party is required to do or to refrain from doing certain acts, according to the exigency of the writ. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ It is more generally used as a preventive than as a restorative process, although by no means confined to the former. Wharton. Daniell. Story. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. interjunctus, p. p. of interjungere to join together. See Inter-, and Join, and cf. Interjoin. ] A mutual joining. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to the jejunum. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. jejunus fasting, hungry, dry, barren, scanty; of unknown origin. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Lacking matter; empty; void of substance. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Void of interest; barren; meager; dry; as, a jejune narrative.

3. Juvenile; childish; immature. [ PJC ]

4. Lacking nutritional value. [ PJC ]

- Je*june"ly, adv. -- Je*june"ness, n. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being jejune; jejuneness. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. L. jejunus empty, dry. ] (Anat.) The middle division of the small intestine, between the duodenum and ileum; -- so called because usually found empty after death. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A natural family of tufted herbs resembling grasses, including the true rushes; called also the rush family.
Syn. -- family Juncaceae, rush family. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ See Juncate. ] (Bot.) Of. pertaining to, or resembling, a natural family of plants (Juncaceæ), of which the common rush (Juncus) is the type. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Junket. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. juncus a rush. ] (Paleon.) A fossil rush. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) Any bird of the genus Junco, which includes several species of North American finches; -- called also snowbird, or blue snowbird. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. juncosus, fr. juncus a rush. ] Full of rushes: resembling rushes; juncaceous. [ R. ] Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. junctio, fr. jungere, junctum, to join: cf. F. jonction. See Join. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The act of joining, or the state of being joined; union; combination; coalition; as, the junction of two armies or detachments; the junction of paths. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The place or point of union, meeting, or junction; specifically, the place where two or more lines of railway meet or cross. [ 1913 Webster ]

Junction plate (Boilers), a covering or break-join plate riveted to and uniting the edges of sheets which make a butt joint. --
Junction rails (Railroads), the switch, or movable, rails, connecting one line of track with another. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Elec.) A box through which the main conductors of a system of electric distribution pass, and where connection is made with branch circuits. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ L. junctura, fr. jungere to join. See Jointure. ] 1. A joining; a union; an alliance. [ Obs. ] “Devotional compliance and juncture of hearts.” Eikon Basilike. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The line or point at which two bodies are joined; a joint; an articulation; a seam; as, the junctures of a vessel or of the bones. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A point of time; esp., one made critical or important by a concurrence of circumstances; hence, a crisis; an exigency. “Extraordinary junctures.” Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

In such a juncture, what can the most plausible and refined philosophy offer? Berkeley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The type genus of the Juncaceae, comprising the rushes; they are perennial tufted glabrous marsh plants of temperate regions.
Syn. -- genus Juncus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. Junius: cf. F. Juin. So called either from Junius, the name of a Roman gens, or from Juno, the goddess. ] The sixth month of the year, containing thirty days. [ 1913 Webster ]

And what is so rare as a day in June?
Then, if ever, come perfect days. Lowell. [ 1913 Webster ]

June beetle,
June bug (Zool.), any one of several species of large brown beetles of the genus Lachnosterna and related genera; -- so called because they begin to fly, in the northern United States, about the first of June. The larvæ of the June beetles live under ground, and feed upon the roots of grasses and other plants. Called also May bug or May beetle. --
June grass (Bot.), a New England name for Kentucky blue grass. See Blue glass, and Illustration in Appendix. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A kind of early apple. [ Written also jenneting. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) (a) The small applelike berry of American trees of genus Amelanchier; -- also called service berry. (b) The shrub or tree which bears this fruit; -- also called shad bush, and shad tree. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) 1. See june beetle. [ PJC ]

2. A firefly. [ Chiefly Northern U. S. ] [ PJC ]

prop. n. Carl Gustav Jung, a noted Swiss psychiatrist and Psychologist(1875-1961).
Syn. -- Carl Jung, Carl Gustav Jung. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖prop. n.; pl. Jungermanniæ [ NL. Named after Ludwig Jungermann, a German botanist. ] (Bot.) A genus of hepatic mosses, now much circumscribed, but formerly comprising most plants of the family, which is sometimes therefore called Jungermanniaceæ. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. A natural family of plants comprising the leafy members of the order Jungermanniales.
Syn. -- family Jungermanniaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]