noun.
A combination, as of events or circumstances.
noun.
A critical set of circumstances; a crisis.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A coming or joining together; the state of being joined; meeting: combination; union; connection; association.
noun.
Combination of circumstances or affairs; especially, a critical state of affairs; a crisis.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
The act of joining, or state of being joined; union; connection; combination.
noun.
A crisis produced by a combination of circumstances; complication or combination of events or circumstances; plight resulting from various conditions.
noun.
A combination of events or circumstances; a conjunction; a union.
noun.
A set of circumstances causing a crisis; a juncture.
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noun.
a critical combination of events or circumstances
Word Usage
"There is a short-term conjuncture, with the weakness of the US banks and the strength of the Canadian dollar, that encourages banks to take over financial institutions in the United"