juncture

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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noun an event that occurs at a critical time
noun a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made
noun the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made

Inherited from Middle English juncture, from Latin iūnctūra. Doublet of jointure.

=juntura=, f., joint; juncture, junction. — The Spanish American Reader, Ernesto Nelson
At this juncture enters the Minister D——. — The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition: Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes, Edgar Allan Poe
At this juncture Rusty arrived on the scene. — Anne of the Island, L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery

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