Disjuncture

Disjuncture
Disjuncture Dis*junc"ture (?; 135), n. The act of disjoining, or state of being disjoined; separation. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]

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  • disjuncture — noun (C, U) a difference between two things that you would expect to be in agreement: a disjuncture between his private and public life …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • disjuncture — noun Etymology: Middle English, modification (influenced by Latin disjunctus) of Anglo French desjointure, from desjoint disjoint Date: 14th century disjunction 1 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • disjuncture — /dis jungk cheuhr/, n. the act of disjoining or the state of being disjoined; disjunction. [1350 1400; ME ( < AF) < ML disjunctura, equiv. to L disjunct(us) (see DISJUNCT) + ura URE] * * * …   Universalium

  • disjuncture — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The act or an instance of separating one thing from another: detachment, disjunction, disseverance, disseverment, disunion, division, divorce, divorcement, parting, partition, separation, severance, split. See ASSEMBLE …   English dictionary for students

  • disjuncture — n. act of disjoining; separation, disconnection, detachment …   English contemporary dictionary

  • disjuncture — noun a separation or disconnection …   English new terms dictionary

  • disjuncture — dis·juncture …   English syllables

  • disjuncture — dis•junc•ture [[t]dɪsˈdʒʌŋk tʃər[/t]] n. the act of disjoining or the state of being disjoined; disjunction • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME (< AF) < ML …   From formal English to slang

  • disjuncture — /dɪsˈdʒʌŋktʃə/ (say dis jungkchuh) noun 1. the act of disjoining. 2. the state of being disjoined …  

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