juncture

noun

1 at this juncture, I cannot give any further information | a critical juncture in her career:

point, point in time, time, moment, moment in time, stage;

period, phase.

2 the juncture of the pipes:

joint, junction, intersection, join, link, bond, weld, seam, coupling, connection, union;

brace, bracket, hinge;

Anatomy commissure, suture, synapse.

3 the juncture of the rivers:

confluence, convergence, meeting, meeting point, conflux, junction, watersmeet;

Indian sangam.

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