Juncture1. (n.) A joining; a union; a place where two things are joined.
2. (n.) 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.
3. (n.) A point of time; esp., one made critical or important by a concurrence of circumstances; hence, a crisis; an exigency.
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